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...Israel's tendency to vote with South Africa on United Nations resolutions is premised on the view that the very fact of being Jewish entirely determines one's identity. As a result, Jews can only be "so-called...friends" to blacks because their very Jewishness causes them to resist Black aims. Opposition is inevitable...
...performers give new spirit to The Emperor's New Clothes and A. A. Milne's Ugly Duckling. The production, entitled "Ugly Ever After," provides a much needed alternative to often humorless and lengthy campus productions. And the low, low ticket price of one dollar makes this package hard to resist...
Ronald Reagan acted differently. He recognized that the deficit was a growing problem, but had the judgment to realize that it was a problem of spending, not of revenue. Reagan, a realist, knew that Congress members--whose main goals were re-election--would resist any spending cuts the administration proposed...
...issue, especially when you consider the lack of a public health threat," says Dr. June Osborn, chairman of the National Commission on AIDS. But opponents believe the plan could be both dangerous and costly. "Unless you believe we have the AIDS crisis under control, I would advise you to resist this potentially explosive policy change," Senate Republican leader Robert Dole wrote last week to Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala...
...Cold War has cost us dearly," he said. And he said because many government agencies will resist substantial change, "The new administration will not be able to get the Cold War out of the budget...