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Word: barrelling (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...praised some members of Congress for placing the national interest above their home-district concerns (Democratic Representatives Les Aspin of Wisconsin and Patricia Schroeder of Colorado and Republican Congressman Silvio Conte of Massachusetts). It also noted candidly that some of the best-known legislators had dipped into pork-barrel politics. Among them: Democratic Presidential Candidate Ernest Hollings and Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, both of South Carolina (for fighting to keep Fort Jackson, near Columbia, open); Republican Senator Robert Dole of Kansas (for preventing the closing of a Housing and Urban Development Department office in Topeka); Senate Minority Leader Robert Byrd...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Government Is Run Horribly | 1/23/1984 | See Source »

Indeed, concern for function over form is advisable. The federal gravy train is slowing down. The Reagan Administration, which is cool to mass transit, initially declared a ban on funding for new rail systems and sought to phase out operating assistance by 1985. Pork-barrel-hungry Congressmen, however, objected to both moves. With the passage of the 5?-per-gal. gasoline tax, and its one penny for mass transit, the Administration agreed to lift the ban. But Reagan did persuade Congress to whittle operating subsidies by 21%, and in this fiscal year alone won an overall $400 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mass Transit Makes a Comeback | 1/16/1984 | See Source »

...Larries had just began their long journey over the falls without benefit of a barrel...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Surprising! | 1/16/1984 | See Source »

When he staved off the 12-barrel shotgun named pressure and sank numbers 15 and 16 in a row Saturday night at Briggs Cage, a junior guard named Bob Ferry gave the Harvard men's basketball squad the most drama tie of last-second victories over an extremely talented University of Vermont team...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Ferry Sinks Vermont in Final Second, 63-62 (OT) | 12/12/1983 | See Source »

...Beer Haul Redneck Express. Burt Reynolds, Dom De Luise. High-speed fun as battling bootleggers barrel down high ways crashing into diners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Monsters Are Back at the Door | 10/31/1983 | See Source »

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