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...said that the Review's stands against affirmative action, homosexual groups and feminist activities on campus have drawn the wrath of administrators who "don't like a second viewpoint going on to the alumni...
...doubt. He had an uncanny sense for judging what his people wanted and then delivering it. Still, he set standards and tried to live up to them, no matter how unpopular his actions proved'to be. While the peace initiative was well received in Egypt, it earned Sadat the wrath of the rest of the Arab world. More recently, Sadat struck harshly at internal discord, detaining 1600 opponents to his regime, mostly Moslem militants. That repressive measure is believed to have directly instigated his assassination...
...self-confidence. It is the Mexican government that is offering to play the leading role in negotiating a solution in El Salvador. The joint declaration with France, recognizing the legitimacy of Salvador's revolutionary movement, was a direct affront to President Reagan's Central American policy and drew the wrath of most conservative powers in the region. And as an acknowledged leader of underdeveloped countries, Mexico will host next month's historic conference on North-South relations...
What started the anticourt drive was conservative anger at federal court opinions that, among other things, legalized abortion, outlawed school prayer and supported the use of busing to achieve desegregation. Even before those rulings were handed down, conservative wrath had been aroused by the federal judiciary's strong protection of the rights of defendants and its uncertain approach to pornography. And conservatives have never been happy about the modern judiciary's penchant for the sort of activism that has prompted some federal judges, like Frank Johnson of Alabama, to take over the administration of prisons or busing programs...
...little doubt about how Begin would respond to warnings of these or similar sanctions. He would remind Reagan that every time a U.S. Administration has tried to pressure him in the past, it has strengthened his political position at home and brought down on the White House the wrath of Israel's many friends in Congress. That is true, but there is no reason why it must always be true, and plenty of reasons why it should...