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...spite of the fact that people are continually looking for a change, two things will always be appreciated: a feminine woman and good manners...
...fact that labor's love lost in spite of this intensive mobilization drive (estimated worth: $40 million) seems not to have sparked much soul searching among union leaders. They roundly reject the notion that labor forced an unelectable candidate on the Democratic Party or that they bear any responsibility for his defeat. If anything, they say, Mondale dug his own grave by not campaigning directly on labor issues. Many union officials maintain that the interest ignited by the early endorsement greatly strengthened their political apparatus. "The process produced its intended result," says AFL-CIO Spokesman Murray Seeger...
...political base. In the past, Percy had been attacked mainly from the right; this time, facing a strong liberal, he pitched himself as a Reaganite. Not only did he lose the votes of once sympathetic blacks and liberals, but New Right groups worked against his re-election out of spite for past heresies...
...I.R.A. bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton [WORLD, Oct. 22] makes me aware once again that many of our American citizens are financing this madness in spite of the efforts of the Irish and British governments to stop it. I also criticize our politicians of Irish background who have made no effort to influence these misguided supporters to stop underwriting murder...
Madison is content with his life, in spite of its negatives. The pay-$26,000 a year-is not all that much, but it's enough to get by and he has just bought Nancy a microwave oven. This year he built a deck on the back of their home where they enjoy cool summer evenings. Besides, the alternatives seem unacceptable. Madison hates cities, and traffic makes him irritable. "I love the freedom," he says. "I think I've got the best job there...