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...President," he declared, addressing his remarks to an American President 6,000 miles away, "this is a political matter. You need to get closer to Saudi Arabia. Maybe you need to shake hands with King Hussein [of Jordan] after he was on no-speaking terms with your predecessor, Mr. Carter." Then, drawing himself even straighter, the Prime Minister shouted: "To us it is our life!" His fist crashed onto the table. "Our homeland!" Crash! "The land of our fathers and sons!" Crash! "Judea and Samaria will be for the Jewish people for generations upon generations!" Crash...
...Like his predecessor Murray Weidenbaum, who resigned to return to teaching. Feldstein is known for his agreement with the Administration's efforts to trim deficits by cutting non-defense spending. But government analysts are unsure how Feldstein will handle two issues which apparently discouraged Weidenbaum during his tenure, the Administration's enthusiastic predictions of economic recovery in the face of high unemployment and interest rates: and the President's determination to extend his overall tax-cut program through a planned third year...
...Like his predecessor Murray Weidenbaum, who resigned to return to teaching. Feldstein is known for his agreement with the Administration's efforts to trim deficits by cutting non-defence spending. But government analysts are unsure how Feldstein will handle two issues which apparently discouraged Weidenbaum during his tenure the Administration's enthusiastic predictions of economic recovery in the face of high unemployment and interest rates and the President's determination to extend his overall tax-cut program through a planned third year...
...Beirut. Educated by the Jesuits, Gemayel took a law degree at St. Joseph's University of Beirut in 1971, but abandoned a short-lived law practice at the onset of Lebanon's civil war. In 1976 he became commander in chief of the Phalangist militias when his predecessor was killed in action. Soon afterward, he took charge of the Lebanese Forces, the unified command of all the Christian militias...
...week's emotional high point was a candlelight prayer service in Holy Name Cathedral, where Bernardin told a congregation of priests, "I need your great talent, energy, collaboration, faith, loyalty, challenge and honest counsel." Then he spoke touchingly of his troubled predecessor. "I was four years old when the Cardinal became a priest. We are men of different generations and different experiences. I was saddened by the pain, suffering and conflict that seemed to cloud his final years. By any objective measure, Cardinal Cody did many good things for Chicago that make my work easier. If any hard feeling...