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...Geopolitical Equation. Said Kissinger: "By this I mean the alignments and assessments that determine whether moderates friendly to us or radicals hostile to us dominate key regions; whether our alliances are vital or sliding toward lassitude." He left no doubt which way he thought the tide was running: "Precariously situated countries in the Middle East see the Soviet-supported Cuban advance coming up through Africa to Ethiopia right across the Red Sea. To them the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan now overshadows the Persian Gulf like the northern arm of a great pincer. And they see no effective resistance. Somewhere, somehow...
Still, Kennedy is determined to reverse the tide, and Pennsylvania is almost made to order for him. It is a heavily unionized state with large Catholic, black and ethnic voting blocs that are traditionally receptive to liberal appeals. There is no "crossover" voting; anti-Carter Democrats cannot stray to the Republican primary, as they have in some states, but must either mark their ballots for Kennedy or stay home from the polls. Indeed, Carter's private polls last week showed Kennedy with a slight lead...
...environment but to aid in its pillage, greasing the legislative and legal skids so companies don't have to worry about pesky environmentalists. But those skeptics forget that we stand on the verge of the Third Wave, when greed, much less table manners, will crumble before the rushing tide...
...boxer, he drew excited crowds. But these efforts could not overcome Kennedy's difficulties or a President's ability to make optimistic news. Carter's early-morning TV statement hailing a "positive step" in Iran just as the polls opened appeared to help stem the Kennedy tide. Surveys indicated that Democratic voters who made up their minds in the last two days mostly chose Carter. In addition, as in so many other states outside New York and Connecticut, voters leaving the polling booths expressed serious doubts about Kennedy's character and truthfulness. Kennedy lost to Carter...
...city's bind comes from more than King's tax-cutting initiatives. Apparently in an effort to stem the rising tide of inflation, and also to allow for vast increases in defense spending, the House Appropriations Committee last week gave preliminary approval to an end to revenue sharing...