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Kohl has had trouble shaking the label of provincial politician. He had never held a federal office until he was chosen to lead the Christian Democrats. Some political observers would argue that he has deliberately cultivated the homespun image and is actually a shrewd political infighter. Though he has been offered Cabinet posts in C.D.U. governments, he has tactfully one them all down, not wanting to become too identified with any one Chancellor. Despite frequent trips abroad, he is virtually unknown outside his own country. When Kohl visited Washington last October, West German journalists gleefully pointed out wire-service reports...
...should work to the Republicans' advantage. On the basis of the 1980 census, many Democratic strongholds in the industrial Midwest and Northeast lost House seats to more conservative Sunbelt states. "Redistricting had to break our way," says Republican Congressional Campaign Committee Director Nancy Sinnot, although she admits that shrewd gerrymandering by Democratic state legislatures cut down on potential G.O.P. gains. Republicans have been active and successful in recruiting strong candidates for the 17 new districts in the South and West. This year there are 57 districts where no incumbent is running. "Where we'll win or lose...
...members' shares in trust, most of the power in the Coop is wielded by General Manager James A. Argeros, who manages the day-to-day operations. Argeros came to the Coop five years ago from the Allied Stores Corporation and is perceived by his colleagues as a tough, shrewd businessman. Under his direction in recent years. Coop membership has climbed above 100,000, sales have risen to the $40 million range (and are steadily increasing), and patronage rebates are hovering near 10 percent a year. Despite some slips--most notably in the early '70s, when, according to present directors...
...work in a Detroit automobile plant. During the strong union years, Fraser helped win extensive benefits for his members. He won early-retirement pay for auto-workers in 1964 and safety and dental-care programs in 1973. Says a senior auto company official: "Fraser is a very bright, shrewd guy with a pretty good feel for his constituency...
...P.L.O. representative and armed guard appearing some time past midnight and whisking Stewart off into the darkness. Once at the meeting, Stewart would find Arafat's energy unflagging and "his determination to regain a homeland for his people absolute." He saw the P.L.O. leader as having "a shrewd talent for judging people, something that makes him a better politician and diplomat than military commander...