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...blacks, the long-awaited vote will formally end the humiliation, injustice and injury of the past four decades and complete the dismantling of apartheid, that pervasively dysfunctional experiment in political and social engineering. The balloting will allow the pariah state to regain a place in the community of nations. And the voters will almost certainly reward Mandela's stoic struggle by conferring on him the leadership of his country...
...virtual reality of the lending business, however, establishing an identity is a difficult maneuver. Brandishing the secret code-words--they served broccoli cheese pasta in the dining hall tonight--I tried to regain entry into the land of the Harvard living. But only workers at Hilles (Shepard Street) could confirm my existence--she still has books out, they vouched...
...moral authority with a lot of this stuff. It leads people to say, 'This man isn't really a populist; he is a phony, a fraud.' And though this perception is completely wrong in substance, it is enormously damaging and has to be dealt with. He has to regain the moral authority to call people to sacrifice...
...stench of failure hangs over ((the White House)). The people know it, judging from the opinion polls. By his own reckoning, ((he)) became President . . . so that America could regain industrial strength ((and)) put all its people to work . . . But the economy totters . . . What is lacking is any clear sense of direction . . . Only a President can lead in defining a strategy. Only a leader can succeed as President...
Although the current Uruguay Round is ambitious in scope (it now attempts to cover issues such as trade in services and investment as well as intellectual property), agriculture remains an intractable problem, one which must be addressed if the GATT is to regain and maintain credibility...