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These positions strike a powerful ideological difference with Shamie, and there is no doubt that Massachusetts voters face a clear ideological choice between the self-made millionaire and the son of privilege who wants to buck the establishment...

Author: By Paul DUKE Jr., | Title: John Kerry: JFK II? | 11/5/1984 | See Source »

...called liberal-left persist in their attempts to ask, demand, cajole, and beg the University to "take a moral stance" or "do the right thing" and divest from companies doing business in South Africa. They forget that America has never seen anything wrong or immoral in making an easy buck...

Author: By --carla D. Williams, | Title: Missing the Point | 10/17/1984 | See Source »

After the game, there was little doubt Taylor's decision to pass the buck had done the trick...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Pew Leads Stickwomen In 2-0 Win Over Providence | 9/19/1984 | See Source »

...about Nancy Riggings from Fort Worth. Or Nancy Riggins the maid from Chicago. Or Nancy Riggins the bed pan cleaner in Little Rock. Or Nancy Riggins the single unemployed mother in a Roxbury. Or Nancy Riggins the illegal immigrant from Mexico who works in the factory for a buck and a half an hour...

Author: By Mark E. Fineberg, | Title: Unconventional Warfare | 9/19/1984 | See Source »

Newer weapons and nicer digs are fine, but the soldier's best friend these days is probably the almighty buck. A dollar bought 1.8 deutsche marks in 1980; late last week the exchange rate was 2.85. Coming atop Reagan Administration-inspired military pay increases, the better exchange rate means that a newly minted U.S. first lieutenant now has about twice as much local currency to spend as four years ago. In 1980 a monthly base pay of $1,163.10 would translate to DM 2,093; today's base pay of $1,437.60 will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: The Happier Warriors | 8/27/1984 | See Source »

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