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...fire the first official salvo in Britain's surprise 1983 election campaign. Flanked by Cabinet ministers, beneath a bright blue banner proclaiming the new Tory slogan BRITAIN STRONG AND FREE, Thatcher lost no time - and squandered no politesse-in proclaiming her determination to "ensure that Britain remains a steadfast ally in an uncertain world." She unveiled a manifesto that would further toughen Tory policies on trade unionism, denationalization of state-run industries and big-city metropolitan councils. In so doing, Thatcher drew the battle lines with the opposition Labor Party in the bleakest terms. "The choice before the nation...
Recently, the "meritocracy" zealots have been beating a hasty retreat from their steadfast position of guardians of America's brain trust and true colors. This withdrawal has been hastened by the introduction of a new and unpredicted factor in the equation: The increase in Asian-American students. Victims of discrimination in America themselves. Asian-American citizens and residents have remained rather quiet during the Civil Rights struggle. However, as their numbers and economic circumstances have improved in the U.S. they have moved in take advantage of the doors opened by the Civil Rights movement. While there have always been many...
...Moscow, Odessa, Kiev and London. He was principally supported by the Romanovs, notably the Dowager Empress Maria Fyodorovna and her son Tsar Nicholas II. The Danish-born Empress introduced the jeweler to her sister Alexandra and Alexandra's husband King Edward VII of England, both of whom became steadfast patrons of Fabergé. Most of the Fabergéana at A la Vieille Russie were made for the Russian royal family. Among them are nine imperial Easter eggs, the works with which Fabergé is most closely identified. Their design was left entirely to Fabergé, and each contained...
Mondale returned to the Senate in style-and shoes-in 1965, after he had been appointed to a vacant seat (later he was twice elected). Though a steadfast liberal, he rarely took unpopular stands or did anything in revolt. That caution showed up more clearly when Mondale became Vice President. He was regarded as politically smart, but he also became known for his nervousness. Carter and his Cabinet members got used to Mondale's early dire warnings of the political consequences of decisions. The Israelis and the Jewish lobby especially unsettled him. When Carter decided against providing the Turks...
...country where the military plays such a central role, and where it must continue to do so in the light of the Arabs' steadfast refusal, even after 35 years, to end their state of war and come to grips with the reality and legitimacy of Israel, the call for the resignation of Israel's top military leaders is unprecedented, there, or really, anywhere in the world...