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...Democrats' interest in Black Americans is "the biggest sham in the modern history of the country," says Kentucky delegate Al Brown, pausing to cheer for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp. "The Democratic party has no greater love for African-Americans than does the Republican party. However, they have given all of the lip service, all of the unworkable social programs...
...uneven bars, winning an archery shoot-off with bull's-eye after bull's-eye after bull's-eye, even striding off with the 10-km walk. The Unified Team forgot its differences long enough to enjoy one last triumph, and the Americans had good reason to cheer the Dream Team, as their swimmers, boxers, spikers and pitchers failed to live up to every high expectation. The Kenyans, as usual, showed all comers how to carry themselves -- and transcend themselves -- with grace...
...shiver of unease as Iran alone paraded behind a man, not a woman, bearing its name; to the bewilderment that met the Unified Team, amid its cacophony of 12 republics' flags. And when Bosnia-Herzegovina appeared, after an eleventh-hour entry, people rose spontaneously around the stands to cheer...
...nation's women office seekers were assembled onstage. Clinton is fond of pointing out that he is the son of a strong mother, the husband of a strong wife and the father of a daughter who wants to grow up to build space stations. He received a foot- stomping cheer when he said, "I don't believe it runs a man down to build a woman...
...tell them they'll be rich," he admits. "Or even comfortably well-off. But we can offer them at least a material minimum and a good shot at climbing up the ladder. And we can offer them respect." And what might they offer back? The Bronx had a cheer for it. In an age when the two- candidate presidential race is no longer something to count on, a good chunk of the Democratic core constituency would peel off for third parties...