Word: claimed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...result, the two regulatory agencies that enforce the formidable Casino Control Act spend $59 million annually to police twelve casinos, in contrast to $15.7 million for 285 casinos in Nevada. The two agencies can, in the words of Carl Zeitz, a former member of the casino-control commission, fairly claim to have "legitimized the industry" in New Jersey. But with all its attention focused on the Mob, the state let eight years pass before establishing a mechanism to collect revenues for the rebuilding of Atlantic City. "The biggest mistake I ever made was not creating some kind of regional state...
This time around, though, few will challenge Clancy's claim that simple research and intuition give his books their uncanny sense of realism...
...Claim: "The Council sponsored two well-attended concerts by Jimmy Cliff and Suzanne Vega. Harvard now has an excellent reputation in the entertainment industry, if it should wish to have more concerts in the future...
...Claim: "The Council came out against a possible attempt by Harvard's administration to litigate and push off recognition of the newly-formed Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers....Harvard decided not to litigate, and recognized the union's legitimacy...
...Claim: "The council catalyzed a campus-wide debate on the appropriateness of having ROTC back on campus...