Word: backlashing
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...Christian Democrats were on the verge of accepting the compromesso stbrico-"the historic compromise" in which the Communists would come into government as partners of the Christian Democrats. Meanwhile, Communist Party Boss Berlinguer thinks that a public embrace would be premature, and perhaps might invite a right-wing backlash...
...result of these and other frictions, Porter saw an American backlash developing-"the rise of adrenaline in the press and in Congress particularly. It worries me, because it is in the interest of both our countries to ease differences and difficulties." The ambassador suggested that Prime Minister Trudeau and President Gerald Ford, who enjoy cordial personal relations, might meet to help "clear...
...target of all this rage, in a country that has always prided itself as the archetype of the liberal society, is Holland's community of some 35,000 refugees from South Molucca, a group of islands that is now part of Indonesia (see map). The cause of the backlash against the South Moluccan minority was one of the longest terrorist sieges in memory. At week's end, South Moluccan gunmen who had taken over a railroad train near the town of Beilen 13 days ago finally surrendered and released 23 hostages. Terrorists still held the Indonesian consulate...
More Outgoing. There were some anxious days, though, she confides, during the flood of criticism that followed her candid observations on premarital affairs and pot on CBS's 60 Minutes. The outrage was particularly violent among conservatives, whom her husband is courting. Then a pro-Betty backlash began to develop. Signs supporting the First Lady appeared in every crowd on the President's travels; his audiences broke into applause at the mention of her name. Pollster Louis Harris sampled the public and declared, "Betty Ford has now become one of the most popular wives of a President...
Whether or not last week's vote reflected an antifeminist backlash, both sides agreed that it dimmed hopes for passage of the federal Equal Rights Amendment by the March 1979 deadline. Thirty-four of the required 38 states have ratified the 1972 amendment, but the early momentum is gone. Twenty-two state legislatures ratified it the first year, eight in 1973, three in 1974. So far this year, only one state-North Dakota -has approved ERA. Nebraska and Tennessee have voted to rescind their earlier approval, though the legal status of their action is dubious. Congress has the authority...