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...about drugs." Don't forget to quote Democrats like Representative Charles Rangel, who has said, "I've been in Congress for over two decades and I've never seen a President who cares less about this issue." Clinton will slam your early opposition to the drug czar's office. Rebut by quoting Clinton's own drug czar, General McCaffrey, who has said drug use is up because "we've taken our eye off the ball...
Candidates enlisted large campaign staffs, who conducted late-night strategy sessions over pizza and chips. They sought endorsements of student groups, and the endorsements of opponents when they dropped out. They cooked up pseudo-scandals against rivals and recruited students to speak on their behalf and rebut their opponents' salvos...
...those who disagree with Mansfield challenge him in an intellectual context? The protesters have the right to see Mansfield in his office hours, or to ask him to meet for a public debate. Mansfield has never been shy about publicly advocating his opinions. Last year, he even agreed to rebut the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson's speech about affirmative action at the Institute of Politics. Following a charismatic address by Jackson is a daunting task for even an accomplished public speaker, which Mansfield certainly is not, but he gamely attempted to offer a conservative response...
Perhaps in responding to the Hizballah rockets, Rabin would have acted exactly as Peres has. But at a time when Israel's counterstrikes are being criticized as an election ploy designed to portray Peres as tough, the Prime Minister must work overtime to rebut the idea that he is acting only for political gain--even if that perception is grossly unfair. War heroes like Rabin know (or learn) that a measured response is a luxury most easily enjoyed by the strong--or those seen as strong. Incapable of replicating Rabin's exceptional military credentials, Peres should realize that...
...writing to rebut an assertion made in The Crimson (staff editorial, "Counter Drags the Foundation Down," Oct. 25, 1994) that Dr. S. Allen Counter helped the Asian-American Association draft a letter criticizing Dean of Students Archie C. Epps...