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John Paul said last week that the Cardinals' new role will not "weaken or diminish" the synod, which he has already called to meet next fall. He indicated that the Cardinals' meetings will treat questions linked with the papacy and the Vatican, while the synods will cover broader church life...
...impelled Kissinger to offer his services to the bureau. Kissinger knew he could eventually use the international network of contacts he made through friendships with seminar participants. To risk their disillusionment with the American way, provoked by anti-American tracts such as the flyer, would in the long run weaken his diplomatic muscle. Kissinger, his colleagues believe, thought in these lifetime terms. "I've often said myself that Kissinger either consciously or unconsciously had a sense of destiny." Price says. Steven R. Graubard, who worked closely with Kissinger on the seminar, writes in Kissinger: Portrait of a Mind...
WASHINGTON--President Carter yesterday announced a halt to U.S. oil imports from Iran, declaring that this action would "eliminate any suggestion that economic pressures can weaken our stand on basic issues of principle...
...Carter pledge came after months of pleading from Chrysler executives that without a quick infusion of cash the company faced not just more losses and heavier layoffs but perhaps even a bankruptcy followed by a shutdown that would further weaken the nation's economy. That, plus the fear of having to campaign for renomination at a time when Chrysler plants might be closing for lack of operating capital, is what finally prompted the Administration to set aside any philosophical doubts about such a bailout and back a big loan guarantee...
...their cause. ''Each execution makes it easier to kill the next time,'' says former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, who tried several times to dissuade Bishop from his course of action. But the killer argued that his execution might be so repulsive that it would weaken support for the death penalty...