Word: litmus
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...deviation from orthodoxy, have lumped Hart together with other "high-tech" Democrats under cute labels like "neo-liberals." "Atari Democrats," and "technopols," and have suggested that Hart is "not a real liberal." This is inaccurate and unfair. Hart has continually emphasized his support for traditional liberal ideals. "The litmus test for a democratic society," he contends in his recent book, A New Democracy, "is equality--both equality of rights and equality of opportunity...
...addition, our failure to act on the treaty was forcing some of our best friends and allies among the other American nations to take sides between us and Panama, and they were not supporting us. This issue had become a litmus test, indicating how the U.S., as a superpower, would treat a small and relatively defenseless nation that had always been a close partner and supporter...
...troublesome P.L.O. cut down to size militarily in the early phases of the invasion, none desired an outright defeat. In the past month, there has been a grudging resurgence of Arab support, if for no other reason than self-interest: the Palestinian issue has long been a litmus test of Arab nationalism, and no regime that wishes to stay in power can afford to ignore...
...YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN with just three official contests--the caucuses, the convention, and the primary election--needs more benchmarks to fill in the gaps and to keep the media happy, and so the next litmus test for all to examine is O'Neill fundraiser next week. A $100-a-head cocktail reception at Quincy Market, the get-together was scheduled to bolster the ailing finances of the flagging crusade. Both Dukakis and King have more than half a million dollars at their disposal, and can get more when they need it. O'Neill has $5,000 in the bank...
...This kind of litmus test diplomacy, which is what AWACS has tended to become, is the worst diplomacy of all," Eilts said, adding, "When it gets into the public domain, the Saudis become much more difficult...