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...convention is any indication, the Republican Party could be heading for another fateful divide. It has been proved that only a consensus Republican candidate-an Eisenhower, a renovated Nixon-can appeal to enough groups to get elected. In a party that claims the allegiance of only 30% of the nation's voters, a divisive candidate inevitably goes down to defeat. Yet Agnew and the forces behind him are following the same well-trodden sectarian route that leads nowhere except to a certain ideological satisfaction. It would be an irony indeed if in the very year that Longtime Loser Richard...
While the sample considered McGovern a 2-to-l favorite to close tax loopholes, the odds were almost reversed on his chances of keeping prices down, even though 49% said Nixon is not doing everything possible to keep prices from rising. Despite a clear consensus that McGovern is the champion of the "little man," voters gave Nixon a 9% edge in being able to handle the unions more "fairly." Union members participating in the poll gave Nixon a startling 15% margin over McGovern...
There is no clear-cut medical definition of depression (which used to be known as melancholia). No consensus exists on whether it is merely an aggravated degree of the sadness or "blues" that everyone feels at times, whether it stems from some deeply rooted inner psychological condition, or whether it has a biochemical origin in the body. Pragmatically, it tends to be defined by its symptoms: feelings of worthlessness, guilt and anxiety; an inability to find pleasure in normal activities; early-morning sleeplessness; fatigue and change of weight; and occasionally, serious consideration of suicide. When a person's feelings...
...with Heath have been described as being occasionally on "iceberg to iceberg" terms. But Maudling remained loyal to the party and its leader, and in 1970, after the Tories' return to power, accepted the politically sensitive post of Home Secretary. He has a widespread reputation for conciliation and consensus, and his easy manner provided a welcome contrast to Heath's gritty obstinacy. Within the Cabinet Maudling argued against certain Heath policies. He favored wage controls and a more strenuous fight against inflation, and he opposed Heath's policy of direct confrontation with organized labor. But in public...
...will the new Premier deal with the problems that proved so troublesome for his predecessor? The emphasis on consensus in Japan's politics probably rules out radical departures. Moreover, for all of his talk of action (see box, page 24), Tanaka has no record as an innovator, even though he was one of the first Japanese politicians to recognize the country's environmental problems. He is on record with a proposal to disperse Japan's highly concentrated industries and redistribute the population among new villages and towns. Each would be surrounded by green belts and linked...