Word: baker
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...weeks George Herbert Walker Bush has managed to shorten the odds considerably. The Republican field of ten candidates has plainly divided into the big four and the minor six. Bush is firmly part of that top rank, along with Ronald Reagan, still the front runner, John Connally and Howard Baker...
...Howard Baker canceled his appearance, citing a speaking commitment in Iowa, but he had some operatives on hand who were handing out double shots of whisky to assuage the delegates' feelings. There was even a watering hole for Al Haig, who did not make it either and whose name was not even on the ballot...
...Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet, Tarnower & Baker...
...some of the excitement was gone as Reagan sought to sound more calm and reasonable, he had cause to believe that the political climate had moved his way. Certainly within his party, the ideological gulf has narrowed since 1976. His three major opponents, Howard Baker, George Bush and John Connally, are about as conservative as Reagan...
...outspending the Californian $300,000 to $225,000, finished second, with 26.6%. A surprisingly strong third: George Bush, who collected 21.1% of the votes after spending a mere $40,000 and visiting the state only a few times. Three weeks ago Bush scored a startling win over Howard Baker in a similar poll in Maine, and the Florida results further strengthened his candidacy. Yet what will matter far more for all the candidates is how well they fare in the state's March primary...