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...second theory discounts the impact of Washington's China stroke and argues that the Geneva talks have been temporarily stalled by a familiar Soviet bargaining tactic. Said Richard Perle, an aide to Senator Henry Jackson and a stern but widely respected critic of SALT: "The Soviets bargain especially hard at the eleventh hour. They see us as pliant, and they have learned to expect that stonewalling will win further concessions from us." A senior Administration official conceded: "They sensed that we were eager for SALT. And so they introduced additional issues. It's a typical Soviet bargaining tactic...
...more legitimate question, and one that will be debated for some time, is whether the U.S. could have held out for a clearer promise about Taiwan's security. As it was, the Chinese agreed only to the tactic of not objecting to, and thereby tacitly accepting, Carter's assurances that Taiwan was in no danger of invasion from the mainland and that the U.S. would continue to supply Taipei with defensive weapons...
Cambridge Mayor Thomas W. Danehy felt otherwise. Calling the letter "a scare tactic," he promised continued fighting for the citizens...
...used the tactic of, well, I'm a parent and I know what it's like, how kids can get on your nerves," Belisle continues. "Meanwhile, I'd watch the kids, see how they behaved, how they reacted to their parents." Adds Joanne Zannotti, Belisle's unit supervisor in Worcester: "The healthier parents are already feeling guilty and they'll bend over backward to cooperate, seek counseling." But some parents "go on insisting the child fell down a flight of stairs long after it's clear they've been hurting the child." Claims...
...effort to change the G.O.P. image and arouse voter excitement, many Republicans have been trying a different tactic this campaign. They have been championing the Kemp-Roth bill, which calls for a 33% federal income tax cut over a three-year period. The measure is based on the theory of Economist Arthur...