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...army party men. "To the average Cuban it looks like Raul has taken over, with Fidel held for special occasions, public relations and international events," says a party member. Some political analysts in Havana even talk of Fidel becoming a figurehead and letting others carry out reforms the staunch communist finds repugnant. Of course, with Raul spearheading the changes, Fidel is better insulated if they fail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Raul Castro: Fidel's Brother Sets Up Shop | 11/14/1994 | See Source »

...would be nice if her letter were pure irony, a simple attempt to ridicule The Bell Curve by association with other crazy ideas. But subsequent attempts to clarify what Clarke meant have been met with staunch equivocation...

Author: By David L. Bosco, | Title: Fire With Fire | 11/9/1994 | See Source »

...staunch supporter of financial aid," Bok said. "He cut the cost of student aid by developing direct lending for the students, thereby cutting out the middlemen...

Author: By Dolen M. Perkins, | Title: Harvard Figures Back Kennedy for Senate | 11/4/1994 | See Source »

...politics as usual. Take the example of gun control. An insane gunman shoots President Reagan, but somehow Reagan feels enough like a duck to let that water slide off his back. In short, he doesn't support gun control--until he's out of office, when he becomes a staunch advocate of the Brady Bill. Did you ever ask Bob Dole if he's for gun control? He might be once he gets out of politics...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Inaction Rules In D.C. | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

...business community for 20 years. So inside the simple white church, rich and poor sat shoulder to shoulder in remembrance of a man who had tried to straddle the social divide. Although the poor far outnumbered the rich, the accent of the service was on lawful justice, with staunch warnings against vigilante-style retribution, or dechoukage. "We have to be patient," intoned Father Gerard Jean-Juste, a Roman Catholic priest. "We can't be struggling and fighting each other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti: Great Expectations | 10/24/1994 | See Source »

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