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Stephanopoulos expressed hope that the programwould work in spite of increasing public mistrustof the government...
...spite of the lackluster performance this weekend, Weh and the rest of the crew remain positive about the prospects for victory at the Sprints...
...growing economy could really do." Its leaders tend to "feel they have to take away things from certain sectors in order to give things to other sectors." He insists that if the economy is going to grow at a high rate, it must "offer something to everybody." In spite of such discussions, Keys is encouraged, he says, that the A.N.C. does not seem to be coming in bent on filling ideological prescriptions in economic policy...
...critical weakness in the A.N.C. leadership: accountability. The party's own bylaws bar convicted criminals from holding office. Nevertheless, Winnie Mandela was allowed to take a prominent role. Oddly, Mandela defended the inconsistency by arguing that it was somehow only democratic to let her pursue her political career in spite of the rules. "Democratic culture in the A.N.C. is deeply entrenched," he said. "What the people decide, we accept." Mandela and his colleagues have also gone easy on several A.N.C. officials implicated in killing and torturing prisoners in the organization's detention camps in other African countries...
...actions of these hatemongers, whether motivated by greed, jealousy or revenge, threaten the well-being of the U.S. In these difficult times our nation desperately needs the great leadership that President Clinton is able to provide. Let us pray that he and his wonderful wife survive and succeed in spite of these sharks...