Word: sentimentals
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Some diplomats believe that the protests have been encouraged by Communist Party conservatives who are still fighting a rearguard action against Deng's reforms. Others accuse the government of encouraging anti-Japanese sentiment as a means of boosting national feelings. Whatever the reason, it may not have been a coincidence that the Peking government last week announced plans to remove, in the interests of beautification, the large billboards that advertise Japanese products along the capital's main avenue...
...seen since the Great Depression. More than 200 anti-import bills surfaced in Congress, including measures to keep out shoes and textiles. "The protectionist pot is about to boil over," Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole proclaimed on a trip to Japan in August. "I have never seen stronger congressional sentiment for acting on the trade front...
...proposals are certain to run into trouble when they reach Congress. There has been growing public concern that the merger wave has already gone too far, and that sentiment is likely to be reflected among legislators. Peter Rodino, a New Jersey Democrat and chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, predicted last week that his panel will not support "substantial or precipitous changes in the antitrust laws." The overhaul should receive a warmer greeting in the Senate, where South Carolina Republican Strom Thurmond, who heads the Judiciary Committee, plans to give it careful consideration. An aide described Thurmond as a longtime...
...Marvis. Jack Nicklaus II contemplates having his own whirl at the golf tour. And Don Shula has just promoted his oldest boy David to assistant head coach of the Miami Dolphins. "It's a wonderful thing when a son follows you in your life's work," Shula says, a sentiment probably shared by Buffalo Quarterback and Congressman Jack Kemp. At Dartmouth, David Shula caught most of his passes from current Los Angeles Rams Quarterback Jeff Kemp, who could end up in politics...
...really. Well surely then, when Eddie starts training to go back into competition again, he will get a chance to teach Vincent some lessons in respect for elders. No again. We are not on Rocky's side of the street, but in Martin Scorsese country, where bent character, not sentiment, shapes destiny, and the best the struggling human spirit can hope for is a split decision...