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...more hikes are on the horizon. Last week several leading banks boosted their benchmark prime lending rates to corporate customers from 8% to 8.25%, the second time in two weeks that the key rate has risen. The housing industry is particularly vulnerable to high interest rates because home sales depend on available and affordable mortgages. But no sector of the economy will remain unscathed if rates keep rising...
...these reasons, the world that graduating seniors will inherit will be a world that we depend on more but dominate less--a world where circumstances force us to look increasingly toward negotiated solutions. If we can neither control our sister nations nor retreat into isolation, we have no choice but to learn to cooperate more effectively...
Finally, as our economic and military might continue to decline relative to other countries of the world, we will be unable to depend so heavily on the force of arms and will have to rely much more on the power of ideas and ideals to achieve our objectives. To exert such influence, it will not be enough to work implacably against Russian expansion, however dangerous the Soviet threat doubtless continues to be. We will also need to demonstrate more powerfully just what we are for, not only by rhetoric but by acting responsibly abroad and building a more just, humane...
...candidates depend increasingly on slick media advisers and "image campaigns," the press takes on a greater role in trying to illuminate the person behind the facade. What's more, the pervasiveness of the electronic media has conditioned Americans to expect a more complete picture of their political leaders. In the days before TV, a clear distinction could be maintained in the print press between politicians' "onstage" and "offstage" activities. Now, with cameras and microphones following them everywhere, that distinction has broken down. The White House tapes showed what President Nixon was "really" like; network crews pursue Presidents even on their...
Buddy movies depend on how the well two actors work together. Hoffman and Beatty are completely believable, mostly because they look like they're having a great time. Rodgers and Clark are two losers, but they're redeemed by their affection for one another. "It takes a lot of nerve to have nothing at your age," Rodgers tells Clark with utter sincerity. Beatty sometimes seems miscast as a shy nerd who is a loser with women and is prone to collapsing in tears, but he saves his character with a goofy charm...