In fact, several complained privately that they were not being taught enough about the past and the world outside that confronts America.

"I consider narcotics as being the No. 1 problem confronting America," he said "and that is true of New York as well."

It's not that France, Russia or Malaysia wants to confront America.

"Abortion is the most emotional and divisive issue confronting America since slavery, and people on both sides feel very, very strongly," he said.

"But we're caught up in the wave of allegations confronting corporate America in general."

The decisive question," he said, "is what to do - to confront America, or to play with America?

"We have confronted America," one of their number said.

In response to this unprecedented burden confronting America, we support an across-the-board, 15-percent tax cut to marginal tax rates.

This problem confronted America much of this century.

This is doubtful judgment, especially at a time when the nature of the threat confronting America is changing.