Brass Knuckle Diplomacy Brings Hard Choices in Arms Policy
The House halves the MX missile request and delays funding while threatening cancellation if talks resume. Congress rejects nerve gas funding and defends a tougher stance as Moscow signals intensified submarine activity and a refusal to negotiate while missiles stay deployed in Europe. The piece argues unilateral defense cuts invite Soviet advantage and reduce bargaining leverage.
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House of Representatives
House
U.S
Moscow
Dmitri Ustinov
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
United States
Europe
Andrei Sakharov
Yelena Bonner
Atlantic
Sakharov
Reagan
Congress
America
Politburo
Kremlin
Casey the Human Stealth and Debategate in Washington
Washington watchers spotlight William Casey as a elusive CIA chief amid Debategate claims. Rep. Don Albosta accuses Casey and James Baker of withholding papers from the Carter White House, while others dismiss the charges as politics.
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Washington
William J. Casey
Central Intelligence Agency
Langley
Casey
Yves St. Laurent Hornrims
New York
CIA
St. Petersburg
Jello
Rep
Don
Albosta
Michigan Boonies
Debategate
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Justice Department
St. Bernard
William Casey
Carter White House
James Baker
Baker
Carter
Paul Corbin
Ted Kennedy
Corbin
Capitol Hill
House
Bob Michel
Dan Crane
Bill
Bill Casey
Senate
Barry Goldwater
Bill Goodling
Rpa
White House
Congress
Larry Speakes
Don Albosta
Mondale Hart Dilemma Looms If California And New Jersey Go Bad
The piece analyzes the 1984 Democratic race as Walter Mondale and Gary Hart battle for delegates. It weighs outcomes if Mondale loses California and New Jersey, the risk of defections, and the unlikely path to a Hart nomination without broad party support. It notes similarities to 1960 Nixon Rockefeller dynamics and the lack of clear alternative in a Mondale crippled scenario.
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Newark
N.J
Walter F. Mondale
California
New Jersey
San Francisco
Mondale
Gary Hart
Hart
South Dakota
New Mexico
West Virginia
Ronald Reagan
Organized Labor
Robert Becker
Democrats
Sup
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Nixon
Ted Kennedy
Mondale-Hart
Lyndon Johnson
Jackson maps Eisenhower taft tactic for 1984 convention
The piece analyzes Jesse Jackson and Gary Hart mulling a credentials fight at the Democratic convention inspired by the 1952 Eisenhower Taft clash. It compares fair play rules and tainted delegate claims, notes Mondale’s lead in PAC money, and assesses potential impact on Reagan's prospects.
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Washington
Gary Hart
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jesse L. Jackson
Walter F. Mondale
National Committee
Credentials Committee
Taft
Eisenhower
Hart
Mondale
Union Political Action Committee
PAC
Jackson
Oliver Henkel
Democratic National Committee
Europe
Reagan
Reflections on Presidential Reversals and Fiscal Policy
The article contrasts retirement and long view perspectives with political shifts by FDR Truman Eisenhower Nixon and Reagan. It argues leaders often reverse positions affecting budgets and welfare while opponents weaponize flips. Royster anticipates tax reform despite veto pledges and hints at large welfare spending implications.
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Joseph Wood Krutch
Tucson
Arizona
The
Wall Street Journal
Vermont Royster
Fdr
Ronald Reagan
Paul
Reagan
Lebanon
China
Mr. Royster
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Robert A. Taft
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Earl Warren
Harold Stassen
New York Times
Dixie
Texas
Harry Truman
Korea
Richard Nixon
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