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...been billed as Das Duell (The Duel), and it was expected that the West German election campaign pitting Chancellor Helmut Schmidt against Conservative Challenger Franz Josef Strauss would be a stimulating confrontation of intellects and ideologies. Instead, halfway to the Oct. 5 election, it has been a disappointment, practically devoid of serious debate on the issues and degenerating easily into mudslinging and character assassination. The battle seems to be all over but the invective: Schmidt's coalition of Social Democrats and Free Democrats is a heavy favorite to defeat the Christian Democrats and their sister party, Strauss...
...Robert Strauss, the Carter-Mondale chairman, subscribes to the belief that politics is a kind of sport, however serious the consequences. "It is an exciting spectacle," he says. "There is a real difference between these men. I know which one I think is best, but I'm not God. The American people will be God in November, and I'm sure they will come down on the right side." To Strauss, that is the sort of drama that makes life meaningful. He moves instinctively, putting in long hours but finding that the excitement leaves him less tired than...
...better and seemed to have more energy. Since childhood, he has been an evangel of one kind or another, and now he is taking his sermons down the longest sawdust trail man has ever devised. He came back from one trip so fired up that he had to phone Strauss late at night and twit him about being on vacation "while I've been out working...
...diverse parts and themes, and anyone interested in history, the land and the struggles within U.S. society has got to be captivated by the performance. And if a fellow happens to win, the prize is still worthwhile. "There ain't but one good job in this Government," Strauss told Carter one night...
Delegates from France, Britain and other countries soundly criticized the Carter Administration for holding back progress on the use of nuclear power. Franz Josef Strauss, who is challenging West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt in next month's national elections, was the bluntest. "Whoever fails to take advantage of nuclear energy condemns himself to social backwardness," he said. "The future belongs to those countries that push ahead with nuclear energy...