Word: bluntspoken
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Washington last week, the organizers of the Draft Lee Iacocca for President Committee, some of them experienced political consultants, announced their determination to persuade the bluntspoken 61-year-old auto manufacturer to pursue the Democratic nomination for the presidency. After analyzing the nuances of electoral rules and regulations, the committee members declared that they plan to launch a campaign without their candidate's consent. Their hope was that Iacocca would eventually give in to the pressure of voter support and join the race. "Mr. Iacocca would probably prefer for us to cease and desist," conceded the group's chairman, Michigan...
...American League West, then dispatched the hated Yankees in three straight games to become the first expansion team to win the American League title. Philadelphia, meanwhile, battled for survival under the twin burdens of an arduous pennant race in the National League East and the most bluntspoken, dictatorial boss since George Patton...