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...Reaganites refused because, as Campaign Aide James Baker candidly explained, "One thing we did not want was an announcement about the hostages by the President Sunday night during the debate." The later in the week, Reagan's advisers figured, the less chance there would be for Carter to steal the show with a dramatic announcement of good news from Tehran...
...Prepared. Libertarians, unlike most Americans, believe what they are saying, and are apt to get emotional. What you call taxation they will call "stealing." When Clark writes of the draft, he can't restrain himself: "A government that would try to draft (young people) would be little better than a kidnapper," he states. When they talk about the ideal society, they're apt to point to Espiritu Santo, a few square miles of sand that an American businessmen tried to turn into a bite-sized tax shelter earlier this year. If you leave yourself open, the tendency to analogy...
...federal-provincial relations. Perhaps the single most important reason for the provincial premiers' refusal to perform the obvious and assent to a constitution, however, is local political pressure. None of the premiers, save Davis, can afford to appear "soft" in defending provincial interests; none can allow Trudeau to steal center stage...
...WEST POINT honor code over-shadows everything. "A cadet will not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do." That code, which brought the academy into the public eye and exposed it to criticism from the media and the government, has been moderated. Under the eye of Superintendent Gen. Andrew Goodpaster, the code has been reduced to its essentials, but many say reforms are still necessary. Cadets are asked to sign the statement, "This is a product of my own work," on any paper, test or lab, or admit aid if they received...
...with bleeding $50 million out of Summa through extravagant salaries, interest-free loans to themselves, questionable investments and perks like company-built homes. Robert Maheu, Hughes' chief lieutenant until 1970, says bluntly: "There has never been any doubt in my mind that Davis and Gay were trying to steal an empire...