Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...interrupt this magazine for an important political bulletin. The bellwether Cognoscenti Caucus is now over, and the results are pouring into Election Central. In a few moments we will find out the winner of the coveted "Big Mo" Award. But first, some background...
...parliamentary committee room erupted with applause when Sri Lankan President Junius Jayewardene walked in. It was the ruling United National Party's first caucus meeting since Jayewardene and Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had signed the historic July 29 accord aimed at ending four years of bitter civil strife in Sri Lanka. Obviously enjoying the tribute to his peacemaking efforts, Jayewardene smiled and then called the meeting to order...
Just two women serve in the U.S. Senate and 23 in the House. Does that mean voters are more at ease with the idea of a woman on the local school board than in the Oval Office? According to a report released by the National Women's Political Caucus, that electoral gender gap, while still prevalent, is beginning to break down. In a survey of 1,502 voters conducted for the caucus by Democratic and Republican pollsters, 57% said they believed that a female President could be as good as or better than a male...
...sponsorship of a rival accord hammered out with Democratic House Speaker Jim Wright, his guests angrily denounced both pacts. They argued that either one of them would destroy the U.S.-backed contras who are fighting to overthrow Ortega's Sandinista government. Said Howard Phillips, chairman of the Conservative Caucus, a 700,000-member lobbying group: "I think it's the biggest mistake that Reagan has made during his presidency...
...held two national seminars on AIDS in the black community. Last week 40 clergy, under the auspices of the Congress of National Black Churches, met with federal public health officials to discuss what they could do to stem the spread of the disease. This fall both the Congressional Black Caucus and the N.A.A.C.P. will explore the issue at conferences...