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...York City hotel last week was painful. They had gathered to discuss new approaches that the party should take toward one of America's most intractable social problems: the self- destructive cycle of unemployment, family disintegration and crime that has created what former Virginia Governor Charles Robb called a "permanent caste of destitute young men and women" in the nation's ghettos. One of the hosts was New York Governor Mario Cuomo, who was cast into the role of liberal standard-bearer by his stirring "shining city on a hill" speech at the 1984 convention; he has since worked...
...election, the D.L.C. set out to do three things: shift the party away from standard-brand liberalism, stem defections to the G.O.P., and create a climate for a moderate or conservative Democrat to succeed Ronald Reagan as President. What a difference a year makes. Notes Virginia ex- Governor Charles Robb, who will shortly become the next D.L.C. chairman: "What we've done is evoke new interest in the party. We're providing a showcase for a message and for messengers...
...local UAW organizers split to form the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers. "We are pretty much back to business as usual," says former UAW organizer Martha Robb...
Viet Nam veterans, maturing into their 30s and 40s, have begun to achieve some power in American society. They are seen more as leaders, less as victims. Charles Robb, who commanded a Marine rifle company in 1968-69, is the Governor of Virginia. Bob Kerrey, a Congressional Medal of Honor winner who lost part of a leg in action as a member of the Seals, a Navy special forces unit, is the Governor of Nebraska. John Kerry, a Navy officer and eloquent spokesman against the war during congressional hearings in 1971, is a Senator from Massachusetts. Veteran and Writer John...
...that the council has been formed, its leaders and the National Committee are making the appropriate public noises about cooperating. "We will be very supportive," says Gephardt; indeed, according to Robb, the council has + reserved an ex officio seat for Kirk should he care to join. Kirk for his part promises to put Gephardt and Babbitt on a policy council that he intends to form within the National Committee. Even so, the Democrats would be left with two bodies seeking to set policy and arguing about how to unify the party. In other words, they are acting like Democrats...