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...spun out at every opportunity, whether in shorthand in St. Louis or in some greater detail on the stump, the differences between the candidates' economic views could not be greater. The two candidates' views regarding the recently negotiated North American Free Trade Agreement illustrate that gap. Both support NAFTA as vital for the nation's economic future, but Bush clearly believes that merely establishing a new North American trade zone is sufficient to spur economic growth. In the President's mind, free trade is an end in itself; once established, market forces will determine winners and losers on the merits...
...label Oval Office has become shorthand for the locus of power and grave deliberations, but in fact the modern White House occupants rarely used it that way. "The Lincoln Sitting Room was my favorite room," Richard Nixon said. "It was a room for contemplation. I felt we did the best thinking, the most organized, disciplined thinking there. I got my best ideas in that room...
...conflict" is Falklander shorthand for the war between Britain and Argentina that ended 10 years ago this month after rocking the windy, 160- mile-wide archipelago of 778 islands for 74 days. The "changes" refer to the spurt of postwar economic development that has transformed this once depressed South Atlantic outpost into the wealthiest enclave in the hemisphere. Last week former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher received a hero's welcome as she touched down in the Falklands to celebrate the anniversary of the military victory. The warm welcome no doubt included a dollop of gratitude for the current economic...
...building the controversial $8.4 billion supercollider in Texas. He spearheaded the construction of the new symphony hall in Dallas, which is named after Meyerson because Perot made that a condition for his own $10 million contribution. The two men are so close, says Meyerson, that "we can communicate in shorthand." He will help screen prospective staff members as well as meld a cross section of ideas into the position papers that Perot has promised to produce...
Which is a higher priority for America, making peace in the Middle East or saving jobs at home? That, in extreme shorthand, is the painful quandary facing the White House as it considers the sale of F-15 combat jets to Saudi Arabia. If the U.S. makes the sale, it will contribute to the arms race in the Middle East. If the deal is scuttled, thousands of American aerospace workers could lose their jobs. Postwar tensions in the Middle East and the depressed U.S. defense industry have raised the stakes on both sides...