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Indeed, the Polish church, at least until the advent of Solidarity, has been the mainstay of opposition to the Communist Party. But the church is politically "liberal" only in relation to the party. It supports Poland's odnowa (renewal), but its prime concern is upholding the faith and Catholic...
Conflict-of-interest difficulties also may have affected Reagan's choice for Secretary of the Treasury, a senior post whose occupant will be an especially close adviser. After the G.O.P. ultras and moderates had fought to a draw over who should occupy the chair, Reagan picked a man acceptable...
Considered as a group, Reagan's Cabinet selections are dominated by solid conservatives who are respected more for their accomplishments than their ideologies. The President-elect seems to be trying to assemble a team that would please, if not delight, both the party's moderates and its right...
Carter had strongly supported the housing bill--a measure designed to expedite housing discrimination complaints by allowing an administrative judge appointed by the government to settle the disputes. He failed to nudge it through Congress, even after moderates offered to compromise on a conservative demand for jury trials in certain...
All this amounted to a hill of histrionics, since neither side was believed to have any real intention of going to war. But the military face-off between former allies did serve to dramatize how the Iran-Iraq war has split the Arab camp. Arrayed on one side are the...