Word: boasted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...President's big lead into mass defections. The subject, defense and foreign policy, holds some dangers for the White House. The first debate centered on domestic affairs and the economy, where Reagan could claim credit for some solid accomplishments: rising incomes and low inflation. The President has less to boast about in foreign affairs, and some serious public worries to overcome, notably about the nuclear arms race...
Bush, for his part, defied frightened aides who doubted his debating ability. Although his boast later that he "tried to kick a little ass" was off the mark, the Vice-President's nevertheless aggressive performance probably did more to steady his unsure future than any single political act of his life. But he also showed that Reagan Administration opportunism and deceit aren't confined to the oval office. Claiming that the Administration had expanded the safety net, Bush said that spending on welfare has increased since 1981. "...I am not going be found wrong on that. I am sure...
...Democrats claim they have registered at least 3 million new voters. But the Republicans boast that they have added as many to their rolls, and the conservative fundamentalist group Moral Majority claims an additional 2 million...
...along with the wave of immigration that peaked in the first decades of this century. Legendary Sicilian Mafia Chief Don Vito Cascio Ferro is said to have traveled to the U.S. in 1900 to help found the Black Hand, a Mafia-affiliated organization. Back home, Don Vito liked to boast of how he murdered New York City Police Detective Giuseppe Petrosino, an Italian American who had traveled to Palermo in 1909 to investigate the links between the Black Hand and the Sicilian Mafia. On the day the policeman arrived, Don Vito broke away from lunch at the house...
...rightly boast, "If you total it all up, whether you measure it in terms of space or pianos or number of courses or number of students involved, or whatever, the opportunities have increased very substantially in the last decade...