POLITICAL NOTES: Pas de Deux

At the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee's press party in Washington last week, newsmen were astonished to see Joe McCarthy approach his erstwhile adversary, John Foster Dulles, and greet him with a warm smile and an affectionate bear hug. What they overheard surprised the eavesdroppers even more. "Foster," said Joe, "you've been a pretty good boy over the past six months."

Foster wasn't flustered. "Joe," he replied coyly, "that isn't the question. The big question is whether you are going to be a good boy for the next six months." In a busy week, McCarthy also:

¶Told a Chicago press...

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