Word: reform
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Does it make sense for the U.S. to seek moderate, as opposed to radical elements in Tehran? To be sure, on some domestic issues, such as land reform, the ruling class may have its moderate and extremist factions. But on such fundamental issues of life and death, war and foreign relations, there are no moderate groups or individuals in the government...
...faced conspiracy charges in the assassination of Opposition Leader Benigno Aquino, the current President's husband. Ramos and Enrile persuaded Marcos to hear the complaints of junior officers who wanted promotions based on merit, not favoritism. The talks came to nothing, but Ramos gained points with younger officers. Military reform is still high on his agenda. Western military observers in Manila say armed forces morale has been steadily climbing since Aquino took office. Nonetheless many troops are still ill equipped, badly disciplined and poorly trained...
...experience sparked an interest in South Africa, and four years later, Waldorf wrote his Government thesis on the possibilities for confederal reform in South Africa--he said the prospects for reform were poor. That year, he decided to apply for a Rotary Foundation grant to study for a year at the University of Capetown after he graduated...
...forget whose idea this was. It was Bud's idea. When you give lousy advice, you get lousy results." McFarlane then issued a statement conceding in effect that he had eventually gone along with the arms sales in the belief that they were needed "to strengthen reform-oriented Iranians," but that the public saw them as part of a swap for hostages. Said McFarlane: "As a senior adviser to the President, I should have anticipated this potential outcome. The failure to do so represents a serious error in judgment...
Another avenue being explored is welfare reform. More than 20 states are experimenting with some form of "workfare," which requires recipients to accept training and jobs. According to Governor Michael Dukakis, Massachusetts' highly successful program, launched in 1983, has placed thousands of AFDC beneficiaries in full- or part-time jobs and has saved tax- payers an estimated $69 million. New York hopes to enroll more than 200,000 of its 1.1 million public-assistance recipients in a remodeled workfare program...