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Federal law requires that ambassadors "should possess clearly demonstrated competence," including knowledge of the language, history and culture of the country where they will serve. Several of Bush's diplomatic picks appear to know next to nothing about the countries to which they are being sent. What they have shown...
"It is difficult to imagine that there is either the wherewithal or the energy within the university to constitute or reconstitute the idea of an educated human being and establish a liberal education again," Bloom wrote in the conclusion.
Dollars have long served as an inflation hedge in Brazil in bad times. The irony was that they now seemed to be serving that purpose in good times. The government's recent policies beat inflation back to a 1.2% monthly rate in July, and wage increases gave consumers the wherewithal...
The Sandinistas, it can be reasonably argued, are far more likely to keep their promises under the pressure of armed force. Such a carrot-and-stick approach requires fine calibration, a careful assessment of when to deal and when to threaten. It cannot be carried off unless the Sandinistas know...
With private briefings as well as speechmaking, the Administration last week began the difficult job of persuading congress to authorize $100 million in military and economic aid for the contras seeking to overthrow the Marxist- Leninist Sandinista regime in Nicaragua. Administration officials also confirmed in congressional testimony that the CIA...