Word: caucused
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that we should spend billions of dollars to defend Western Europe from the Soviets is as ludicrous as spending billions of dollars to defend Thailand from the munchkins," said U.S. Representative Barney Frank '61 (D-Mass.) in an interview yesterday. Frank said that House Democrats plan to hold a caucus when Congress reconvenes in January to discuss cuts in the defense budget and to earmark funds for "health care, education, housing, and the infrastructure...
...called second stage is marked by a discussion about "feminine values" and teaching men and male-dominated institutions to share them. "In the second stage," says Ann Lewis, a founder of the National Women's Political Caucus, "we will not enter the work force as imitators of men. We will not deny the fact that we have children and, yes, think about them during the day. Nor will we deny that we as society's caretakers have responsibility for elderly parents. We bring those values with...
Airline Isaacson, co-chair of the the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus, the major lobbying organization for the bill, emphasized the victory as proof that the gay and lesbian community "can continue to win in political and legislative arenas...
...talking. During a two-hour finger- wagging lecture, Gorbachev delivered a blistering attack on liberal elements of the press, accusing them of undermining the influence of the Communist Party. He was particularly thin-skinned about press coverage of the so-called Interregional Group of Deputies, a liberal caucus in the Supreme Soviet, whose members voice harsh criticism of Gorbachev's leadership that makes its way into print. Said Gorbachev: "We are standing knee deep in an ocean of gasoline, and you throw in lighted matches...
...knew we had the votes to win, but the question was `will everyone stay?'" said Arline Isaacson, co-chair of the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Caucus...