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...peep has been heard from Washington about the murder of Firmin Joseph. President Reagan still plans to visit Marcos in November, and presumably will praise him as a staunch upholder of democratic principles. Lame requests for the men who murdered Orlando Letelier continue, along with new rounds of economic and military aid. In Manila, in Brooklyn and in Washington, everything is under control. Don Corleone would be green with envy...
...were quick to accuse the Reagan Administration of faintheartedness. Richard Viguerie, a major fund raiser for right-wing causes, said the President was "Teddy Roosevelt in reverse. He speaks loudly but carries a small stick." Viguerie went so far as to voice a not-very-believable threat that staunch conservatives just might sit out a Reagan re-election campaign...
Clark, who had come from a family of staunch Democrats, became disillusioned with the party when Edmund G. ("Pat") Brown was Governor of California in the late 1950s and early '60s. His mother, Bernice Clark, once remarked, "He moved so far to the right, we can't even discuss politics." At about the same time, Reagan made his switch from Democrat to Republican...
Even so, Greeks interpreted the agreement as a major triumph for Papandreou. President Constantine Karamanlis, a staunch advocate of Greece's alliance with the West, congratulated the government on the agreement. Only the Communists expressed dissatisfaction. They sent 6,000 demonstrators into the streets of Athens to protest...
...liveliest political figures, was deemed out of the race because of his age. Also benched was Tony Benn, 58, longtime archangel of Labor's radical left, who lost his seat in Parliament in the election. Last week's front runner was Neil Kinnock, 41, a staunch leftist whose Welsh charm has won him friends throughout the party and substantial support from the trade unions. On the moderate side, the leading contender was Roy Hattersley, 50, Home Secretary in Labor's outgoing shadow cabinet. Hattersley, unlike Kinnock, was at odds with Labor's controversial campaign manifesto, which...