Word: adopted
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Besides being ethnocentric, Southern whites also form the most moderate portion of potential Democratic voters. To attract these voters Democrats have to adopt a middle-of-the-road image. In theory, Dukakis--with his pro-economic growth reputation--could pull this off. In reality, the Duke simply will be perceived in the South as an extreme liberal...
...state attorneys general last week voted unanimously to adopt merger guidelines that are stricter than those used by the Justice Department. Many states may now try to block some deals, no matter what the Federal Government says. Still, any legislation and legal action to curb megadeals will take time. Until then, says Wallace Turner, a broker at Manhattan-based Smith Barney, "takeover plays are alive and well." And plenty of stockbrokers, investors, traders and dealmakers intend to get in on the action while it lasts...
...across campuses. In California, 40 Stanford volunteers took time out two weekends ago to paint an elementary school gym in East Menlo Park. In Boston, Wellesley undergrads tend to homeless women every night at Rosie's Place, a local shelter. At Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., volunteers have started an "adopt a grandparent" program to aid the elderly. Students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor help low-income people with tax returns...
...President to overcome his reluctance to crack heads and insist on getting the Pentagon and Foggy Bottom into harmony. Reagan's most recent decision has been in favor of Pentagon hawks who are out to kill any chance of arms control. The President has decided at least tentatively to adopt a "broad" interpretation of the 1972 antiballistic-missile treaty that would permit wide-scale testing of his Strategic Defense Initiative in space. Not only will this position anger the Soviets but it may be impossible to sell to America's European allies. Other foreign policy problems are crowding...
Weinberger praised Reagan's speech Wednesday night, in which the chief executive accepted responsibility for the Iran-contra affair and pledged to adopt the Tower Commission's recommendations for restructuring...