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...they merely inched up, from 9.8% to 11.4%, far short of expectations. In the process, however, the election set off what Italian newspapers called a political "earthquake." The Christian Democrats suffered an unprecedented loss of more than 5%, dropping from 38% to 33% of the popular vote. What shook the political establishment even more was a wave of protest votes, estimated at 18% to 20% of the electorate, squandered on splinter parties or simply thrown away in blank or spoiled ballots. Such gestures of contempt for the major parties were taken as a public warning against politics-as-usual while...
...wish to see you yesterday. Unfortunately, it was not possible. I was sick." An eyewitness said the Soviet leader's face looked healthy and that his eyes, behind tinted glasses, were clear and alert. Andropov's left hand appeared numb and stiff, however, and his right hand shook visibly when he made an apologetic gesture. Kohl, who carried two 19th century framed prints of Moscow and St. Petersburg as gifts to the Soviet leader, replied: "In politics there are always obstacles. I fully understand." Chuckling, Andropov observed that "we already have agreement on one question...
...seems to have expressed a judgment of protest, or condemnation." Around the corner, a block away at the Communists' modern, red stucco headquarters, there were scenes of jubilation. As a youthful crowd of 2,000 gathered under umbrellas in a pelting rain, Party Leader Enrico Berlinguer declared, "We shook the tree. Others are gathering the fruit, but no matter; it is the beginning of the end of Christian Democratic predominance. For the first time there is a possibility of a majority of democratic parties without the Christian Democrats." True enough, but so far that possibility is only arithmetic because...
...says. Three years ago! And then he comes toward the stage waving this thing that looked like a pipe. Luckily, it turned out to be a rolled-up poster of Brooke Shields. What? The guy couldn 't find a copy of my pinup? Actually, it really shook me. And now I hear that he's out on parole for murder. They took him away and everything, but it sure made me homesick for the good old days and Los Angeles sound stages. I know they say there's nothing like the thrill you get from a live...
...England, where tennis shorts have been customary since 1946, Trey Waltke competed in long white Bill Tilden-like flannels, complete with an old school tie for a sash, until Ivan Lendl excused him in the second round, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. "Nice pants," Lendl said as they shook hands...