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Bradley L. Davis '00 took issue with the First-Year Caucus fixing the ticket price at $20--as opposed to the usual $15--without consulting the council first. The council decided not to consider his motion to cut the price in light of the fact that tickets have already been printed and sold...
...character, Bradley said that Gore was just using the event to pay lip service to minorities, but actually had a "conservative Democrat" voting record as a congressman and senator. When Gore fired back that he's been endorsed by many prominent blacks, including most of the Congressional Black Caucus, Bradley drew loud boos by responding that those leaders didn't know Gore's voting record as well as he did. Gore drew a rousing ovation with the retort: "In my experience the Black Caucus is pretty savvy. They know more than you think they know...
...read somewhere that Jesse Ventura and Donald Trump knew each other long before they banded together to form a Loudmouth Caucus in the Reform Party. Is that true...
...mention Bradley's support of initiatives in race relations. He didn't mention Bradley's plans to reduce handgun violence. The advertisement opened with "Bill Russell for Bill Bradley" on the screen. The rest of the spot was dedicated to Russell urging Iowan voters to participate in the caucus, with nary an explanation of Russell's support for Bradley. It came across as a basketball star endorsing another basketball star, with absolutely no substance behind...
...outskirts of influence," says TIME Washington correspondent John Dickerson - the coalition is making a determined move to be heard, stamping its proverbial foot and demanding attention from the GOP candidates. So Bush is left still dealing with a quandary that first surfaced during January's Iowa caucus, when he found himself pushed into conservative positions on issues like abortion in order to attract right-wing votes. Of course, his burden in this regard has eased somewhat with the withdrawal of conservatives Steve Forbes and Gary Bauer (though Alan Keyes is still there to draw some votes). In this instance, though...