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Relaxing after a full evening of what they call "socio-politico-comic commentary (we denigrate all races, creeds, political groups and clothing styles)," Aveson and Krulick reflect on their six-year career on the Cambridge circuit. "We can get away with a lot of stuff here that just wouldn't work anywhere else because of generally limited vocabularies." Aveson says. "Quite true," adds his partner, "This is without a doubt the top of the gutter." Despite a penchant for one-liners and their unusual appearance--Aveson wears most of a tuxedo; Krulick sports dungarees, a baseball shirt...
Bush's bouquets to Marcos reflected the strategic importance the U.S. attaches to the Philippines at a time of growing tension with the Soviet Union. Marcos had just won a new six-year term in an election so controlled that every serious opposition candidate refused to run against him. But Clark Air Base, about 60 miles outside Manila, and the big naval facility at Subic Bay constitute the only permanent, secure U.S. military real estate between Japan and the Indian Ocean. As a U.S. official in Manila put it, Bush's visit "fits into the overall approach...
...former President proposed a change of his own last week. While visiting Princeton University, he told students that the President should serve a single six-year term in order to pursue his policies without being accused of playing politics. Ever a loner, Carter also called the Democratic Party an "albatross around my neck" during his re-election campaign...
Anyone who has ever worked in the White House knows that no sooner is the newly elected occupant settled in his chair than he is running for reelection. The six-year term would allow the Oval Office to take nasty alternatives. As the issues get tougher, as the nation's leader hunkers down under the daily assault of the press, his opponents and the intransigence of his daily challenges, the six-year term becomes more attractive...
...many wise and thoughtful observers of the presidential arena believe the six-year term is an idea that should not be casually dismissed...