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...Germany and Japan-to adopt more expansive policies, such as tax cuts and increased government spending. A failure to get the major economies moving again, the experts indicated, could dangerously increase social and political tensions, especially in other economically bedeviled nations, such as Britain, Italy and, to a lesser degree, France. Moreover, almost all economists agree that a slump in Europe would be bad news for the U.S. Says Lawrence Klein, President-elect Carter's chief economic adviser: "What really scares me is signs of a worldwide slowdown at a time when the economies of the West have become...
Iraq and Libya, the main representatives of the rejectionists among the Arab countries, have been considerably neutralization by the latest developments. To a somewhat lesser extent this is also true of Syria and Russia. The neutralization presents an excellent opportunity for a dialogue with the moderates in the Arab world--a confrontation which would neutralize the radicals even further...
...determination, his commitment. The Playboy thing would have destroyed a lot of lesser candidates...
...Night at future national conventions (see box). But even though he will probably not run again for public office (he will be 67 in 1980), his surprising showing this November will enhance his stature as a party spokesman and senior adviser. Ronald Reagan will play a similar, if perhaps lesser role. He will be 69 in 1980-which may be too old to try again-but he will retain great influence, particularly through his weekly columns in 80 newspapers and his five-minute broadcasts every weekday on 187 radio stations. If Reagan anoints some chosen successor as the conservative champion...
...some lower elective levels, Republicans have lesser prospects. There is no chance that they can overcome the huge Democratic majority in the House of Representatives in 1978. In the Senate, elementary arithmetic will work against the G.O.P.: two years from now, more Republican seats (17) than Democratic (16) will be at hazard. But Republicans will have a chance that year to make dramatic gains in Governors' chairs. Only seven G.O.P. incumbents will be up for reelection, but fully 22 incumbent Democratic Governors must place their performance records on the line by '78. Possible G.O.P. gains include Maryland, where...