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Kirkpatrick, who is the President's representative on the commission, is expected to be one of its driving forces. In a speech last week, she stressed that Communist regimes "can be overturned" and the spread of Marxism should not be considered irreversible. Robert Strauss, the blunt Texan who is a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is likely to be the most prominent voice from outside the Administration among the appointed members. When phoned on Sunday night and offered the position, Strauss, who served as President Carter's special envoy to the Middle East, turned...
...Strauss is one of four Texans on the commission. San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros, a Democrat, said he would "approach this task as a person skeptical of the present U.S. policy" and felt more emphasis should be placed on human rights rather than on military solutions. Former Governor William Clements, a Republican, is a strong supporter of the President but is known for his independent mind. Boston University President John Silber, whose hawkish and conservative views have stirred controversy on his campus, was born in Texas and taught philosophy there. Others on the all-male panel: Yale Economics Professor Carlos...
Teammate Robbie Strauss, who will be a sophomore in the fall, has been chosen for the National Junior Camp and will compete for two weeks in August at Colorado Springs...
...While Strauss acknowledged that the group's request for a date change would cause logistical problems, he said that Harvard could avoid them by planning a full year in advance...
...Even if it doesn't violate the pickiest of legal points, it violates the spirit of the law and is offensive to those observing a holiday," Strauss added...