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...sales to Iran. To the Vice President in 1988 -- two years before Iraq invaded Kuwait -- stability in the Persian Gulf was a triumph of Reagan-era diplomacy. "Should we have listened to my opponent who wanted to send the U.N. into the Persian Gulf?" Bush asked rhetorically. "Or in spite of the mistakes of the past, are we doing better there? How is our credibility with the GCC ((Gulf Cooperation Council)) countries on the western side of the gulf? Is Iran talking to Iraq about peace? You judge on the record...
...spite of his ostensible position as Perot's main adviser, Swindle has not been given the title of either campaign manager or political director. The rest of the inner circle are more like conventional field operatives, jumping when they receive Perot's frequent calls from his 17th-floor office in a Dallas high-rise, 2 1/2 miles from campaign headquarters. Clayton Mulford's main job since February has been to help get Perot on the ballot in 50 states and make sure the campaign complies with federal election rules and reporting requirements. Press secretary Sharon Holman, 45, has worked...
...PREDICTIONS OF EUROSKEPTICS, THE French have voted for the Maastricht treaty for a more unified Europe. It was not a resounding yes, but a significant one that is a tribute to the maturity and sense of responsibility of the French people. This yes comes as a relief in spite of Europe's continuing monetary turmoil and Britain's misgivings about the treaty. A French no would have unleashed a political earthquake upon the Continent, not only because of the centrality of France in the painstaking process of European integration, but also because of the timing of the referendum...
...Saturday Night entertains you because you laugh at what would otherwise be considered an obnoxious demeanor on the part of Young. This quality draws Annie Wells (Helen Hunt) to script his comeback in spite of the fact that he brutally insults her at their first meeting...
...spite of the seductive and convincing effects of racial appropriation, we must always remember that such acts, while elevating the "other" for a brief moment in time, leave racism, stereotypes and the structures that deny opportunity and advancement for the majority of all people completely intact...