Word: yes
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Like many historic mistakes, Executive Order 9066 won approval almost offhandedly. On Feb. 11, 1942, preoccupied by a two-front war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided not to bother with a meeting on the subject and simply said yes in a phone call to his Secretary of War, adding the bland advice, "Be as reasonable as you can." Signed a week later, the order led to the roundup and internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans for the duration of World War II, an action that Hawaii Senator Spark Matsunaga calls the "one great blot on the Constitution." Last week...
...least, black Democrats continue to demonstrate their customary party loyalty. When blacks supporting Jackson are asked if they would vote for another Democratic candidate in the fall, 89% say yes. More white Democrats now supporting Dukakis would defect if he lost the nomination; just 66% say they would be content with another candidate. However, blacks may yet become so angered or frustrated by what happens to Jackson that they lose interest. Many party leaders fear what a black adviser to Dukakis calls a "real danger of letdown" -- a retreat to the sidelines -- because Jackson's success has raised expectations...
...Jackson says no, Dukakis can afford to let down his reserve and hug Jackson tightly. Jackson would immediately become a great party statesman, with either a formal or an informal role, tapped and consulted on all major issues. If Jackson says yes, that he feels the Veep spot is his by right, a long and delicate dance will ensue. Dukakis will have to decide whether putting Jackson on the ticket would be more harmful than trying to exclude him, and if so, whether he has the convention votes to win such a fight...
Pizza Huts in the land of Pushkin? Oreo cookies in Omsk? Big Macs in Belgrade? ! Yes, all that -- and more. Maybe...
...that the union organizers are forced to huddle in the smoking lounge, hoping to catch one's attention with a few desperate pleas for a moment of one's time? In my office, the union organizers are considered--and treated--with friendly respect. Organizers come around every few weeks, yes, during work time, and stop at each person's office to exchange information and provide updates. It's all very fair...