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In Congress, his domestic programs are being carved up. The two leaders on Capitol Hill, Tip O'Neill and Bob Byrd, appear to sense a certain weakness in the President, and so they are assembling small fiefs around themselves. They agree with his programs-mostly. They want him to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: Searching for that Special Formula for Leadership | 10/3/1977 | See Source »

Ravenal's major weakness, though, is that in arguing that the present stalemate can only be broken unilaterally, outside of formal negotiations, he makes the same mistake as those who rely too heavily on SALT alone, at the expense of unilateral efforts. In short, he lacks the flexibility that comes...

Author: By Jon Alter, | Title: Avoiding Armageddon | 9/22/1977 | See Source »

Ignoring the issue of the general strength or weakness of the male characters, it is still difficult to understand why Swados has included many of the show's comic sketches. The Flying Pastrami Brothers are an amusing comment on the overly proud and pompous trapeze artists of the circus, but...

Author: By Steven A. Wasserman, | Title: Charming Cantata | 9/19/1977 | See Source »

It is the weakness of family structure, the presence of competing street values, and the lack of hope amidst affluence all around that make the American underclass unique among the world's poor peoples. Reports TIME Atlanta Bureau Chief Rudolph Rauch, who until recently was stationed in Latin America: "Almost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The American Underclass | 8/29/1977 | See Source »

All the while, Meinhof cranked out ideological justifications for the mayhem. For those with memories of the Third Reich, the incidents and propaganda had a chilling familiarity. Substantial segments of the European left began to praise the gang's actions as justified retaliations against the excesses of capitalism. The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Like Father | 8/8/1977 | See Source »

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