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...same time, he gives short shrift to the spread of Islamic fundamentalism and the resurgence of nationalism, seemingly because neither phenomenon fits his paradoxical thesis that mankind is entering a state of grace and risking terminal boredom. To cope with the awkward fact that the red star still flies over the head of 1.2 billion Chinese, he argues that the Beijing regime no longer qualifies as totalitarian; it "has become just another Asian authoritarian state." This distinction would not impress the victims of Tiananmen...
...THOMAS'S RECORD has received short shrift in the national debate over his nomination. Why? Lucky timing for the administration is part of it. The spot on the Court opened when a near-senile Thurgood Marshall retired in late July. Bush ignored precedent and quickly picked Thomas even though some insiders (namely Chief of Staff John H. Sununu, who couldn't bark too loudly because he was still licking his wounds over the travel flap) doubted Thomas's judicial proficiency...
...Texas who don't get loans from NCNB, the giant Southern bank, sometimes say the initials stand for "No Cash for No Body." The gripes grew even louder last month, when NCNB and C&S/Sovran said they would merge to form the third largest U.S. bank. Critics predicted short shrift for the poor and struggling. But last week the new giant, NationsBank, promised to lend $10 billion during the next decade in a community-development program that will encompass nine states. Goals include the financing of affordable housing and consumer loans for workers "left on the sidelines of economic progress...
California politicians are planning to move up their state's primary date from June to March in an attempt to muscle in on the kingmaking power Iowa and New Hampshire enjoy during presidential-election years. An early-bird contest would be likely to force Democratic candidates to give short shrift to the two smaller states so contenders could focus on California's wide-ranging constituencies and demonstrate national appeal. Willie Brown, Democratic speaker of the California assembly, hopes to schedule the primary on the first Tuesday in March, which would position it just a week before the "Super Tuesday" group...
Finally, we hope that Bush can find the time to address the domestic crises that have received short shrift over the last six months. We're not out of the recession yet. We still don't have an energy policy. Our schools are still falling apart. We still have a mindboggling budget deficit...