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Editorial
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President Reagan seems to b
own house.
During the past few weeks
summit meeting in Cacun Mex
Capitol Hill political battle th
planes to Saudi-Arabia, and tin
over his proposed Social Security
But while the man is away the
that little prankster Alexander V.
It seems that whenever Reag
any puDiic expectation oi pre-ar
first noticed Haig's amazing ta
last March., Haig confused eve
that he was in charge while th
hospital. Of course we knew tha
little trick scared the pants off of
AFTER that episode we thou
perhaps for good. But it seen
himself is so overwhelming it pr<
Last Tuesday he shocked his j
was the target of a ''guerrilla
him by a high-ranking White
A Suppc
The gnawing feeling in the 1
pu 01 my siomacn is ever
increasing. The sun is set- i
ting slowly. I sit alone in my I
room contemplating an
answer. Darkness envelopes
the room quickly and I c
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realize my options are ;
running out. I
There is one last hope, a s
chance ? one more call to 1
make. The phone rings and '
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place the receiver back on <
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laig, Secretary of State.
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ranged political balance. We
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e wounded Reagan lay in a
it couldn't be true but Haig's
r us.
ght Haig had calmed down,
is Haig's desire to express
ecludes any sound thinking.
>eers by publicly claiming he
campaign" directed against
House official. If true, the
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A'itn my dilemma head on.
rhere is no more stalling; no
more calls to make. I will
nave to eat my dinner alone.
THE WALK from my
iorm to the cafeteria
seems especially long and
ledious. I scan the area
jearching for a friendly face
3ut there is none to be found.
Phe night is deathly quiet.
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Secretary of State should have a
defend himself instead of attemp
pa thy by airing dirty laundry.
Two days later Haig made the ne
confusion over whether the NAT(
firing a nuclear warning shot to
Soviets should invade Western Eur
HAIG asserted there is a plan i
shot, but Defense Secretary Cas
there Wasn't a Dlan. Weinberger th
caused by Haig's remarks but. c
the 'White House said both men wei
To top it off, Haig angered Cut
hinting that the U.S. is preparini
Cuba. Are we supposed to believe h
Any gains made by the Reagan a
of international and public relatior
for Haig to knock over. America
stability is always open to scrutin;
by leaving a little brawler like
Washington, the Keagan aamimstr
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something to read while I eat wa
but as I glance into my not
mailbox I see nothing but the for
usual deep emptiness. 1
As I enter the cafeteria he<
there are many smiling m>
faces. Everybody seems to the
be enjoying their meals but too
although there are many me
friendly faces I know none of t
them. of
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and opt for the hamburger ga
plate special. As I choose my Th
table I look for one in the eu
corner where no one could nr
see me. It does not help. I ]
can see the eyes staring, ba
everyone knows I could not rir
find anybody to eat with me.
I decide to go into my fake. yo
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ation is losing face.
sease
iting for a friend but it is
working. No one is falling
it.
am desperate now, I can
ar the snickering. I grab
' books and quickly go into
i studying routine but it is
> little too late. 1 eat my
ial as quickly as possible.
\S I swallow my last gulp
milk there is a sense of
lief; the ordeal is over. I
ther my books and leave.
lere is a strange sense of
phoria, I can go back to
y room and study.
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