Word: beating
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...legislative skills, as he changed from one of the least popular members of Congress to one of the most popular, he became a logical contender for the presidency. It became for him, as for others, a near obsession. In 1960 he figured he had a chance. The man to beat was Senator John Kennedy, who was plunging into the primaries to demonstrate his appeal. The battle seesawed until the West Virginia primary, where the Kennedys spent a fortune to overcome the opposition to the candidate's Roman Catholicism. Humphrey's loss finished him off in the campaign...
...heard testimony implicating Mrs. Gandhi and her high-rolling son Sanjay in crimes ranging from improper seizure of dictatorial powers and persecution of their opponents to the uprooting of 700,000 hapless citizens of New Delhi in a beautification campaign. Tearful witnesses testified that police entered their houses and beat up women and children in their zeal to vacate and bulldoze 105,000 homes...
...Rotten urged upon them. It was not a typical punk assemblage of street-wise rowdies, although one fellow showed up with a safety pin punched through his cheek. The kids pelted the performers with a friendly barrage of crumpled paper cups and, as the Pistols' big beat went on, twisted and swayed on their feet. They had no choice: the place had been designed without seats to encourage informality and mingling. Imagine, no furniture to break up! Punk aficionados could only hope that things would get worse...
...them into strips and distributed them to fans at the gate before a game against the San Diego Chargers. The gesture was made to express support for then-Head Coach Lou Saban, whose family was abused by disappointed fans. Says Goldberg: "By God, the Broncos went out and beat the hell out of them, then the next week, went and zipped Cleveland." A monochrome mania was born. It found voice when Running Back John Keyworth warbled a ditty into a bullet on the Denver charts: Make Those Miracles Happen...
...always contended that it's the greatest thing that ever happened to the pro officials. Whereas before the fans just knew the official was cheating their team, now they run the instant replay and they say, "By gosh, he's right." You can't beat the old human eye. If the Government was right that many times, the country would be in a lot better shape. Schachter I have no hangup about getting help on a call. But I wouldn't like to see an official say, "Hey, that was a tough call...