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...Proposition 215; this measure legalizes the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. California's governor, Pete Wilson, has a law and order reputation but also favors gay rights. However, despite some of the Golden State's seemingly permissive attitudes, California seems to be ground zero for white America's backlash. Perhaps it is not even fair to term the success of Prop. 209 a backlash since it is doubtful that a majority white elecorate would have ever supported a referendum to create affirmative action policies in the first place...
...counterattack. It has sued the AFL-CIO to stop its ads, though nothing will be resolved until after the elections. It has unleashed millions of dollars' worth of its own commercials that accuse the unions of trying to buy control of the House. The G.O.P. hopes to create a backlash against what one of its ads derides as "Big Labor bosses, Big Money, big lies, big liberals." Freshmen are repeating the line like a mantra in their stump speeches...
...market. The embargo here is Duritz's way of keeping the radio play of his songs to a minimum; he feels Macarena-style overexposure of songs "ruins" bands and that the focus should be on the album as a whole. Moreover, it avoids tempting the fates or risking a backlash by appearing too successful. "I want to be Bob Dylan," Duritz once sang in a tribute to rock's legendary recluse on the Crows' first hit Mr. Jones. He's not Bob yet, but just being himself is turning out plenty good enough...
...Dole is nevertheless spending a large amount of his dwindling and scarce resources campaigning in the state. At stake for both parties here is more than just the Presidency. GOP gains in Congressional seats in California were a large component of the Republican landslide of 1994. This year, a backlash has a number of seats up for grabs, and Democrats think if they take enough, it could be sufficient to give them control of the House. As both men hole up with their advisors for some last minute preparation, the second round promises to be feistier than the first. Contrasting...
...industry's distorted parlance as "deadbeats" because they avoid steep interest charges. GE, which offers its Reward cardholders cash rebates worth as much as 2% of their purchases, put the deadbeats on notice last month with its $25 prompt-payment fee. "If there is not a tremendous consumer backlash," says Susswein, "we will see more companies punish cardholders for paying in full...