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...book. From that telltale bit of evidence, we learn that Shawn believes that this book "may someday be looked back upon as a crucial event in the history of human thought." An editor in such awe of what his author and protege has produced is likely to wield a very light pencil. And it shows...
...adherents provided the most dramatic show of students influence in several years. All students concerned with Harvard policies--on and off campus--should take note of their triumph. It suggests that, despite the present impotence of student government and the frequent intransigence of the administration, students can still wield influence on real issues by daring to go outside the system...
...result of two years of U.S. pressure on the corruption-riddled regime of General Policarpo Paz García. Though still in its fragile infancy, Honduran democracy can serve the region as a salutary model of popular government, and an example of the positive leverage that Washington can wield under the right conditions...
Democrats in both houses, on the other hand, fear that the President would wield his veto power if they pushed an alternative of their own. "I went through that drill last year," recalls Illinois' Dan Rostenkowski, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, who had proposed a Democratic substitute for Reagan's tax cuts. "I came away unbowed but a little bloody. I can't move anything in the Congress." Democrats find themselves in an ambiguous political position. Most believe that Reagan's budget makes no economic sense and will severely prolong or even deepen...
...mere "adviser, moderator, implementer and integrating influence." He has no authority to settle disagreements among the others, who enjoy the advantage of actually commanding their services. Since any decisions the J.C.S. makes in its role of advising the Secretary of Defense must be unanimous, each member can wield a veto. Rather than continually report their disagreements to their civilian boss as they are required to do, the Chiefs tend simply to add up what each service wants, or to seek some minimum agreement with the aim, notes Jones, of "not goring anyone...