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Word: bill (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Flutie's dash wiped out what would have been a winning 48-yard touchdown catch by former Boston University receiver Bill Brooks, which had put the Colts ahead 17-14 with 2:23 to play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Flutie is Spectacular in Patriot Win | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

...early display of congressional muscle, both houses quickly passed a five-year, $20 billion clean-water act that Reagan had vetoed the previous session. When the President sent the bill back again, Congress easily overrode his veto. The pattern for the final two years of the lame-duck President's term was set: in almost contemptuous defiance of vetoes and threats, Congress enacted expensive measures to improve highways and mass transit, mandate 60- day notification of plant closings and layoffs, provide help to the homeless, bolster elementary and secondary education, and provide protection against catastrophic illness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kings of The Hill Who needs Dukakis? | 10/3/1988 | See Source »

...They weren't the same kind of team, even with Wiley," Lafayette Coach Bill Russo said...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: God's Squad? | 10/1/1988 | See Source »

...lost my primary election 15 days ago because I didn't hit the streets," Graham said, noting that she had spent the summer working to pass a bill requiring child care in new developments. "I made the terrible mistake of letting my community drift apart...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, THE CRIMSON STAFF | Title: Graham Keeps Running Despite Loss | 10/1/1988 | See Source »

Thompson challenged Graham for her City Council seat twice before during the past decade. Graham blames his victory on help from the real estate industry, which opposes her stands on rent control and her child care linkage bill...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, THE CRIMSON STAFF | Title: Graham Keeps Running Despite Loss | 10/1/1988 | See Source »

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