Nation: A NEW ADMINISTRATION EASING IN

The U.S. is for peace in the world, but that doesn't necessarily tell the Secretary of State what to do when he gets up in the morning.

DANIEL Patrick Moynihan's observation was apt, and its pith was as relevant to his own bailiwick of urban problems as it was to William Rogers' diplomatic domain. As the new Administration gets up—uncommonly early—in the morning, it should have little difficulty in broadly defining its goals. Specific strategies and tactics for achieving them are something else. Washington must decide soon if it is going to enter into...

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