Word: blitz
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Senate on his side in opposing a massive lobbying effort by the nation's banks to repeal the withholding of 10% of income gained from interest and dividends. He had vowed to veto any such repeal bill, accusing the bankers of "great distortion" in their mail blitz. But with most Democrats meekly bowing to the pressure, the President could only watch helplessly last week as Republican Senators buckled too. In what was called a "compromise" for cosmetic purposes, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to delay the withholding at least until...
...President Heng Samrin. Vietnamese soldiers destroyed Phnom Chat, a border village sympathetic to the Khmer Rouge, the largest of the guerrilla groups, then pulverized O Samach, a settlement 70 miles to the northeast that served as an outpost for the 30,000 followers of Prince Norodom Sihanouk. During the blitz, however, the Vietnamese aimed their fire not only at the insurgents but at unarmed civilians in both Kampuchea and neighboring Thailand. Hanoi's troops ventured a mile into Thai terrain and shelled several villages and a highway. Charges of atrocities grew last week as witnesses claimed that during...
Kearney aides promise a media blitz coupled with an aggressive personal campaign starting at the end of the month and focusing on September's open primary--which will narrow the field down to two contenders...
...else on the planet. Over the past 15 years, Iglesias, 39, has reportedly sold some 70 million albums worldwide. But you'd mention the name Julio Iglesias to most Americans and they'd say, "What?" At least until this past winter, when Julio started a U.S. publicity blitz, having paid Cowan a rumored $2 million to drop his name massively. It seems to have worked. During his current U.S. tour, Julio packed halls in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York City. And his first American album isn't due out until May. Face it, Julio Iglesias...
...bankers' blitz is stirring a backlash. Senator Bob Dole, a central target of the lobbying effort for his role in the passage of the tax bill, has turned on his tormentors with particular vigor. At a meeting of the A.B. A. last month, he accused it of waging an "unscrupulous" campaign with lobbying tactics that had reached "a historic low." Both Dole and Regan have publicly suggested that banks already pay less than their fair share of taxes. A congressional report last year said that in 1981, commercial banks paid only 2.3% of their profits in federal Income taxes...