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Clearly, that problem tears at her. Aquino worries when her friends tell her that she is too honest, and laments, "I don't want to be dishonest." She frets that she can no longer afford to be humble, and she misses the freedom to retreat into her family and her privacy. "I am torn," she said just before firing Enrile, "between acting like a President and like a human being...
That unanswerable summons sent her into a soul-searching retreat (see box). By the time she emerged, she was a candidate. In order to unite the opposition forces, she swiftly approached Salvador Laurel, who was planning to lead his own ticket against Marcos, with a deal. She would give up her affiliation with her brother's party, Lakas Ng Bayan (LABAN), or People Power, if he would give up his candidacy and be her running mate. Her magic, his machine. After days of bartering, the makeshift pair finally filed their candidacy papers only 90 minutes before the midnight deadline...
...bound university system. The measure had sparked three weeks of bloody street protests that left some 200 students and policemen injured and Oussekine dead. Suddenly, within the space of a few frenzied days, Chirac faced the most serious crisis of his nine months in office. Though the Premier's retreat defused the controversy, the affair badly strained his coalition government and raised questions about the future of his legislative program. "Chirac did not handle the situation well," said Jean-Pierre Mailles, 42, president of a 650,000-member group representing the parents of students. "He contradicted himself and then capitulated...
...into a controversial issue was nothing if not characteristic. Capitol Hill observers learned long ago that the 16-term Congressman and former House majority leader never backs away from a fight. Nor did the new Speaker, a former Golden Gloves boxer and a decorated World War II bomber pilot, retreat under fire on the tax issue. "I have not called for a tax increase," he said. "I have suggested postponing any further tax decreases for the very wealthiest taxpayers." Says Christopher Matthews, a former aide to Wright's predecessor Tip O'Neill: "Wright is going to be feisty...
...must face the widening gap between Massachusetts Hall and the community it administers. As Bok completes this year's retreat with a three-month vacation, we stand amazed that so much time can pass at Harvard while constructive action on so many fronts remains deferred...