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...allies' assent - especially that of France - to West German rearmament and NATO membership. The U.S. had to balance power not only on the outside, but also on the inside. Just by being there, the U.S. acted as twin counterweight. With its enormous power it reassured Europe against the Soviet Union and also against a rising Germany, which was always a bit too big for the Continent...
...many cases, especially deregulation--I'm talking about you, Lawrence Summers--Democrats were complicit in the excesses. In almost every case, a mild form of Reaganism was a plausible corrective for the Democratic excesses that had gone before. In a few cases, like Reagan's toughness toward the Soviet Union and in some forms of deregulation, it actually worked...
...last year switched campaign tactics and emphasized family support, pregnancy services, and childcare resource initiatives instead. Results were apparent with the passage of new Undergraduate Council legislation last month dealing with these issues, and, before that, partnerships were formed with unlikely allies, including Students for Choice and the Radcliffe Union for Students...
...Unions have repeated those demands since the Jan. 29 protests, which advanced a broader range of petitions for income and employment protection in the face of recession. Less than 48 hours before Thursday's marches, however, Sarkozy brushed off their calls, scolding critics with the reminder that "I was not elected to raise taxes [but] to reconcile France with the workplace and factory." But with polls indicating that 78% of French voters support Thursday's strike movement - three points higher than in January - union leaders and political opponents warn that Sarkozy will ignore the popular call for relief...
...cannot imagine that the government could remain immobile before such a phenomenon," said Bernard Thibault, general secretary of the General Confederation of Labor Union, as the marches got underway...