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...public faith in the new arms race. Both the President and his military advisors rely on polls, and the ten-year low in Americans who want a buildup has surely affected policy decisions. And, as one contractor complained, the crackdown on wastefulness actually seems to be a ploy to regain support for the overall escalation: "The Administration is out to show that it's being tough with us so it can keep public acceptance of its big military budgets...
...justifying the switch in signals, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kenneth Adelman said that "disputes should be settled by discussion and never by force." Washington's purpose in backing the Argentine-sponsored resolution was actually far more pragmatic: to regain some of the good will that the U.S. lost in Latin America by taking Britain's side in the conflict. U.S. diplomats pointed out that they had lobbied successfully to water down the resolution before voting for it. Among other things, the U.S. persuaded Argentina to drop a reference to the Falklands as a colony. In addition...
...they want to win? Yesterday against the Huskies of UConn the spikers temporarily responded yes with a 3-2 win. But throughout the five-set contest, the Crimson seemed reluctant to give a decisive answer At several crucial points, the spiker seemed to falter and lose momentum, letting UConn regain the advantage Consequently, a match that the Crimson looked strong enough to win in four sets dragged out to five...
...offense could never control the ball for long, so the Harvard midfielders spend much of the game trying to regain possession. Elli Pew had the most success, regularly blocking the UMass passing lanes...
...next 45 minutes the game degenerated into a hacking match. In a futile attempt to regain control, the refs handed out five yellow cards, but the sloppy play continued. Both teams played tough defense, but neither could convert on offense...