Word: caucused
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...state wide caucus will meet January 15 to vote on endorsement of a Democratic presidential candidate...
...comicbook characters have problems. As in many fields, the word is relevance. The trend may have begun a decade ago, but in the socially aware '70s it has reached full blossom. The comics' caped crusaders have become as outraged about racial injustice as the congressional Black Caucus and as worried about pollution as the Sierra Club. Archfiends with memorable names like the Hulk and Dr. Doom are still around, but they are often pushed off the page by such new villains as air pollution and social injustice. Sometimes, indeed, the comics read like a New York Times Illustrated...
...least 20 states had no rules -or totally inadequate rules-for the selection of convention delegates, leaving the process to a caucus of party leaders. In Georgia, for example, the delegates were personally picked by the Governor. States that held conventions to choose delegates favored the party's establishment. More than a third of the 1968 delegates were chosen before the year began, when neither major issues nor possible candidates had been clearly identified. Blacks made up only 5.5% of the Chicago delegations, although they are 11% of the population and 20% of the total that eventually voted...
CHICAGO--More than 2400 student delegates--representing 48 states-- arrived here yesterday to build a national youth caucus to maximize their power at the 1972 party conventions...
...presidential drive is still uncertain. By this time in '68 he had already announced his candidacy in the New Hampshire primary. His success and influence will depend on his ability to overcome the disllusionment of '68 and to once again gather liberal support. His dream of a liberal caucus seems doubtful since individual aspirations are likely to disrupt a conciliation on issues...