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...term in June. But most court watchers suspect that the exclusionary rule is in for a rough time. Sentiment on the court is thought to be narrowly divided, and the outcome could depend on Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who succeeded Potter Stewart, an exclusionary-rule backer; O'Connor seemed to favor a good-faith exception at her 1981 Senate confirmation hearing. That change could produce a new majority, one that favors closing a loophole for criminals at the risk of opening a new one for police...
Vellucci remembered that in 1946, he supported Michael J. Neville, a former Cambridge mayor, in the 11th District race for the House of Representatives seat. But in every election after that, Vellucci said, he counted himself as an ardent Kennedy backer...
Unemployment also helped pave the trail for Democratic gubernatorial victories, particularly that of former Peace Corps Director Richard Celeste in Ohio. His opponent, Congressman Clarence Brown, was an ardent backer of Reaganomics, not the most popular philosophy in a state where 13.8% of the work force is idle. A wave of discontent from the depressed steel towns of western Pennsylvania almost deprived Republican Governor Richard Thornburgh of what was supposed to be an easy reelection. New Jersey Businessman Frank Lautenberg hammered away at Reaganomics to help overcome Republican Millicent Fenwick's personal popularity and win a Senate seat...
...taut $6.2 billion budget; some think the deficit will be much worse. Says State Treasurer Kenneth Biederman: "We are not seeing a recovery in terms of revenues. I do not know of any state that is." Last week Kean said he was considering drastic action. For this staunch backer of Reaganomics, that probably means a tax hike...
...advanced computer. "Everything he bought was first class," recalls Airport General Manager Dan Sabovich. "I used to take friends there just to show it off." But few aircraft or customers seemed to be using the hangar. Said Sabovich: "I thought he must have an angel?a financial backer...