Word: annelies
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Like California, Texas is also home to an exciting gubernatorial race. Democrat Ann Richards will have to defy history in order to reclaim her office; an incumbent has not been reelected to the Texas governor's seat in over 20 years...
TEXAS: Back in 1988, Ann Richards seemed to have the Bush family number. Her comment that the Republican presidential candidate was born "with a silver foot in his mouth" gave a lively preview of what, by most accounts, has been an entertaining and competent governorship. And yet with the most recent polls ! awarding her only a two-point lead over Bush's eldest son George W., Richards' humor has sounded increasingly strained...
...once, a "jerk." Yet Bush has stayed calm, politely staking out positions to her right on crime, welfare and the size of government. Against this, Richards, who is said to genuinely dislike Bush, appears adrift. Says Austin political consultant Bill Miller, who has worked for both parties: "Ann Richards is in serious trouble. Bush is taking the fight to her. She's on the ropes and getting hit all over...
ADMINISTRATION: Alan J. Abrams, Catherine M. Barnes, Denise Brown, Breena Clarke, Anne M. Considine, Tosca LaBoy, Marilyn V.S. McClenahan, Ann Morrell, Teresa D. Sedlak, Marianne Sussman, Raymond Violini...
...very popular and innovative drive," said Mary Ann Jarvis, associate director of community relations and campaign manager. "We target the entire population, everyone that's on the payroll. It's a unifying effort...