Carter's Middle East Strategy and its delicate balance
President Carter pursues a 50-50 approach with Israel and Egypt. He avoids concrete pledges on a Palestinian state while urging rights and self determination, aiming to keep talks alive amid ambiguity. Sadat favors calm, Begin fears a Palestinian state, yet both see potential for peace through persuasion and public diplomacy.
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Open Debate Fights Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
A Virginia General Assembly session opens in Richmond with ERA supporters pressing a floor vote while opponents seek to block the measure. The piece notes past failures, proposes a House Rule 24 change to bypass committees, and argues for full open hearings and a final vote under current procedures.
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Balderdash of the Year Bragged by State Department Visas
The piece criticizes State Department visa decisions in 1977 78 denying three Rhodesian leaders while granting Wilfred Burchett a waiver. It claims hypocrisy praising free information flow yet appeasing UN Third World blocs and liberal critics. It labels Carter administration as deceitful and title the scenario Balderdash of the Year.
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Farm Trucker Alliance Plans January Washington Rally
A proposed January 19 1978 Washington rally unites farmers and independent truckers to press for higher farm prices and better long haul rates. The plan includes closing a Virginia DC bridge the next day with hundreds of tractors and thousands of farmers, signaling a more potent protest than prior farm strikes.
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Political Parties in Decline
Notes on political parties and lobbying in U S politics. Bureaucracy gains power over parties as Congress debates Social Security integration. Carter’s era highlights a waning Democratic Party while lobby groups grow. loyalty tests shrink the Republican ranks and energy policy fights pit party successors.
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