Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...before the trip was half over, Ted Kennedy was reminded once again of the complexity of Robert's legacy. Besides having inherited the constituency of the poor*, he is also heir to the charges of ruthless political ambition that always bedeviled Robert - accusations that Ted was able to avoid as long as he was only the kid brother...
...Reddin's resignation would have caused only surprise in Los Angeles. In the midst of a bitter mayoral campaign, it became an immediate political issue, with Mayor Sam Yorty, the underdog, espying an angle that might make voters forget the shortcomings of his own regime. Never one to avoid a little demagogy when cornered, Yorty had already charged his opponent, Negro Councilman Thomas Bradley, with running a racist campaign...
...three dissenters described the new rule as unrealistically rigid. "Strait indeed is the path of the righteous legislator," wrote Justice John Harlan wryly. "Slide rule in hand, he must avoid all thought of county lines, local traditions, politics, history and economics, so as to achieve the magic formula: one man, one vote." Justice Abe Fortas tended to agree, but he nonetheless concurred in these cases because neither state had made a sufficient "good-faith effort...
...positive good. Riding out the present insurgency, however, will have no lasting meaning if the University then sits back thinking the job well done. Far more profound questions lurk behind those raised by the strike, and they will have to be tackled in earnest if Harvard wants to avoid an endless cycle of embitterment and stagnation...
Baker's memorandum to the school stated that "in order to avoid traffic problems later in the afternoon, the Administrative Offices of the school will close...