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...back to the bench area.") A month later Buchanan was newly installed as Nixon's young factotum, writing speeches, preparing briefing books, supervising the In box, all in preparation for Nixon's presidential run two years later. Nixon became a political father to Buchanan, manipulative rather than autocratic, shrewd rather than certain, pragmatic rather than ideological. When asked by reporters in New Hampshire last week whether he was electable, Buchanan found solace in his old mentor. "Nixon and I used to talk," Buchanan recalled. "The argument was that Nixon was unelectable. He said to me, 'We will refute the naysayers...
NASCAR's expansion has been fueled in part by shrewd salesmanship. The league markets itself as a slice of the American heartland, with "fan-friendly" drivers who keep up a hectic schedule of autograph signings and charity events. And NASCAR has flooded the market with races. "A lot of it is quantity," says Joyce Julius Cotman, a sports-marketing analyst based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. "They have the Winston Cup Series, the Busch Series, the SuperTruck Series--every weekend, there's some kind of NASCAR event going...
...principal barrier is clearly the future of the Golan Heights. Israel has refused to give it up entirely, and Syrian President Hafez Assad hasn't changed his position one iota. He wants control over the entire Golan Heights region. That means no Israeli presence whatsoever. Assad is very shrewd, and he knows that his place in history is tied to the Golan. Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres has a reputation as more conciliatory than his predecessor Rabin, and he may give Assad what he wants. But unless Syria gets total control over the Golan Heights, there will be no deal...
...character of Caliban (Jack Willis) also goes against convention. Instead of a quick-tempered, bestial brute, Daniels casts Caliban as a calm, wry cynic. He thus lends a shrewd, cynical edge to lines usually spoken in anger or resentment: "You taught me language; and my profit on't is, I know how to curse; the red plague rid you for learning me your language...
Robertson and Colson take cues from secular thrillers too. Robertson goes for cliffhanger chapter endings. Colson makes shrewd use of his White House past, providing insider details of presidential bedroom arrangements, the Attorney General's suite and Secret Service maneuvers...