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...many Republicans, it is the dream ticket. Such a bold play could shake the Vice President's cautious and bland image, giving a boost to his campaign. The bright and engaging Liddy Dole, who has served every President since Lyndon Johnson, would put extra zip into the G.O.P. drive. The choice of a woman could also help narrow the Democratic edge among female voters, who make up more than half the electorate...
...federal help for Texas banks and savings and loans (including one in which he has an interest) or acting as a middleman for the U.S. and Canada on bilateral trade, the techniques are the same: press flesh, build relationships, probe for strengths and weaknesses. If he can't shake your hand, he'll give you a call. Strauss spends hours a day on the phone, staying in touch with his network of friends, his cello-like Texas drawl coming through as either a low, world- weary growl or a tone much higher on the scale when he's angry...
JESSE Jackson has often portrayed himself as a "Tree shaker, not a jelly maker." It's time to shake the tree...
UNLIKE Reagan, Dukakis' management style displays a "hands-on" philosophy. The recent shake-ups in the Dukakis campaign hierarchy, in which Dukakis fired two of his most trusted advisors for unethical practices, show that for him, the ends do not justify the means. This is a refreshing and attractive attitude after eight years of the most scandal-ridden administration in history, presided over by a man who neither knows nor cares what his subordinates do in his name...
...days the rumors flew between the U.S. and Panama: a major shake-up was expected momentarily in the troubled Latin country. At 5:30 p.m. last Thursday, President Eric Arturo Delvalle, 51, appeared on nationwide television ahead of the evening news. Reading from a script, Delvalle told stunned viewers that he had asked for the resignation of General Manuel Antonio Noriega, 50, the military strongman who has run Panama for the past five years. Delvalle said he had requested Noriega to "voluntarily step aside" while the U.S. investigated drug-trafficking charges that federal grand juries in Miami and Tampa...