Word: avoider
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...best way to go; traditionally there is party pressure not to challenge an incumbent or heir apparent to the Oval Office. Senator Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 experienced the wrath of his colleagues when he ran against President Carter in 1980. By lining up behind Gore, the party can avoid a potentially acrimonious primary season. But in the long term, the Democratic Party will suffer if it foregoes this opportunity to reexamine its values and agenda...
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...what should you do if you're worried about colon cancer? Current evidence suggests you take a multivitamin that contains 400 micrograms of folic acid, don't smoke, avoid eating red meat more than five times a week and get plenty of exercise. Whatever you do, don't use the Nurses' Health Study as an excuse to skimp on fruits and vegetables. The rest of your body may never forgive...
Even if the final legislation looks nothing like what Clinton proposed, the President's plan will at least mark the end of the politics of avoidance on this issue. Archer, who has announced his retirement, would love to cap his years in Congress with a major deal. Historians may also smile on the plan. After all, a game of chicken ends only when the more responsible player swerves to avoid disaster...
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