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Caught Between Color Lines I enjoyed John Cloud's "breaking down the Black Vote" [Jan. 28]. I am from Tanzania, and like many foreigners who come to the U.S., I found?to my surprise???that I belong to a pool of supposedly disadvantaged minorities. I struggle with the skewed concept of race in America. For some reason, having black blood is almost seen as some kind of contamination. How would this racial-political dialogue play out if, say, Barack Obama were one-fourth or one-eighth black? I am reminded of the Christian teachings on original sin. However good, intelligent...
Street Pro. For example, forced to work with a female partner (nicely played by Tyne Daly, daughter of Actor James Daly), he makes the predictable grumpy noises about women's lib. Yet?surprise???he ends up not merely respecting her but more than a little in love with her. As he looks around for clues to the munitions robbery and extortion plot that are his major concern, Harry shows a gift for talking to militant blacks, if only because they respect his rough, straight-forward machismo. Indeed, it turns out that while the entire liberal establishment believes the robbery...
...sooner had Ford made his broadcast remarks than the nation ?which had been caught totally by surprise???was plunged anew into deep and divisive debate. Republicans generally applauded the President's action; Democrats generally condemned it (see following story). Supporters agreed with Ford that his predecessor had indeed "suffered enough." Critics, including many legal experts, charged that Ford had established a dual system of justice, that he had put Richard Nixon above the law. On all sides, there were grave questions about the ways in which the pardon would affect the men currently jailed or awaiting trial for Watergate...
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