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Perhaps with his own political ambitions in mind, Dole has been vocal in criticizing Reagan on the deficit, Social Security and food-stamp cuts. Lately, however, he has softened his barbs, anxious not to antagonize the White House in the coming budget wars and, perhaps, eager to smooth things over before his wife ascends to the Cabinet. Writing in the New York Times last week, he lavishly praised Reagan's "remarkable leadership" and insisted that the President's coalition with congressional Republicans was not eroding, as the press had suggested...
...women's issues from the White House, she did work quietly with her husband and the Senate Judiciary Committee to eliminate discriminatory references to women in federal laws. Now that she will be moving away from the White House proper, there are signs she may become more vocal. After her nomination was announced, she sat in her office, surrounded by flowers, champagne and reporters. "I would hope," she said, "that we have another woman in the Cabinet soon...
Inevitably, Levine comes in for his share of criticism; on its basest level, he is booed with surprising frequency by a vocal minority at the Met when he takes his post-performance bows. Levine's tempos can be brisk to the point of hastiness, and in his enthusiasm for the music he often lets the sound of the orchestra overwhelm the singers, swamping them amid Wagnerian brass fortissimos or with the urgent sweep of passionate Verdian strings. Even the Met orchestra musicians, who are generally enthusiastic about their conductor, complain. Sometimes after a performance they leave informal, anonymous critiques...
Hewlett Packard is experimenting with machines that respond to vocal commands; Osborne is leading a rush toward portable computers, ideally no larger than a book. And for every innovator, there are at least five imitators selling copies...
...American Civil Liberties Union, whose state affiliates have brought many of the legal challenges, stresses that it has no Grinch-like objection to Christmas. Says Glorian Schneider, head of the South Dakota A.C.L.U. and a vocal foe of the crèche at the capitol in Pierre: "People get the idea I'm a Communist. I have a Nativity scene in my home, and we have one in our church." Argued Attorney Jonathan Chase in an A.C.L.U.-backed federal suit against Denver: "It's not the city's business to keep Christ in Christmas. That...