Word: caucus
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What's more important: Sending a message or a messenger? The NATIONAL WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS has decided not to co-sponsor a major abortion-rights march on Washington in April. The march, being mounted by the National Organization for Women and other groups, may feature such attention-getting favorites as chaining oneself to the White House fence. The N.W.P.C., which focuses on helping get women elected to public office, feels that marches and civil disobedience are a waste of its resources. Says spokeswoman Pat Reilly: "For what it would cost us to participate in this march, we can elect...
...lesbian students say they will continue to press the administration on these issues and others like them. The Kennedy School Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Caucus recently joined a university-wide coalition of homosexual student groups...
...before a single caucus or primary ballot has been cast anywhere, the national press and television have anointed Bill Clinton as the front runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Some pundits are speculating that he might even have the prize locked up in another eight or nine weeks. Their script: Clinton uses a victory or strong second-place finish in the New Hampshire primary Feb. 18 as a launching pad to wins in scattered primaries and caucuses from Arizona to Maine, and then storms the polls in 11 states, eight of them in his native South, that will vote...
Sabrina S. Gee, a second-year student and co-chair of the Asian Student Caucus, said the affirmative action committee could be an effective tool in identifying strong minority candidates...
...petition was signed by the co-chairs of the Asian Student Caucus; the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Caucus; the Women's Caucus; the Hispanic Caucus; the Jewish Caucus and other members of the Coalition for Diversity...