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...bill's purpose is to regain "control of our own borders," in President Reagan's words, and to prevent the further explosion of a shadow society composed of immigrants who live in the U.S. outside either the protection or the obligations of American law. To that end, Simpson-Mazzoli has two major facets, each of which presents immense administrative difficulties...
...makeup but turned out to be in contrasting political moods. Hart's blunder in lamenting that he had to campaign in New Jersey amid toxic wastes 'while his wife had the pleasure of stumping California had hurt him in the sensitive Garden State, which lives in New York's shadow. Mondale, on the other hand, could not overcome Hart's more macho appeal in California, where the image of a Colorado outdoorsman backed by a bevy of movie celebrities gets a friendlier reception than that of a buttoned-up Washington-trained political operator. Mondale ran well in urban districts around...
...Soviet Union and 13 other countries could hurt TV ratings and dampen press coverage of the Games. The unprecedented clutter of Olympic-oriented promotion could inspire public indifference and confusion. Or, in the worst case, some disaster or embarrassing incident might occur at the Games that would cast a shadow over the sponsors' brand names. Admits William Scott, chief Olympic planner for the Southland Corp., owner of the 7-Eleven chain of convenience stores: "There are a lot of things scary about...
Ford Professor of Social Science Emeritus David Riesman '31 concurs that the long shadow of the Reagan presidency has fostered a sense of "futility," especially on the issue of nuclear weapons. He notes that while the issue has sparked intense interest around the country, it has attracted little political action here--a sharp contrast with the late 50s and early 60s when Riesman and some colleagues drew hundreds of students to fight for the test...
Other items include a collection of Greek shadow puppets and slides from Greek shadow plays, or Karagiosis and a recording of the Indian Geser epic...