Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...this was no clear-cut struggle between "cliffhangers" and party progressives. Among the rebels were ex-Willkieite liberals and supporters of Harold Stassen, as well as Bob Taft's and Bertie McCormick's old guard. Hugh Scott's own support came not only from Dewey liberals, but also from the errand boys of Pennsylvania's 86-year-old Boss Joe Grundy, the oldest guard of them...
...margarine Communist. In a pamphlet entitled "The New Democracy" (1940), Mao carefully explained how he intends to rule China. The pamphlet is a clear statement of the "soft" line which the Reds use in a "given historic phase,". i.e., until they are strong enough to use brass knuckles. China, says Mao, is still largely a "feudal" country. Before it can have its Communist revolution against the bourgeoisie, the bourgeoisie must first have its revolution against "feudalism." These two separate steps (which occurred centuries apart in Europe) can, in China, be blended into a continuous process. But the first step...
...clear weather...
...explained that he was continuing the medical examination to clear up several loose ends, but other than that he would make no definite statement. At present, most widely felt medical opinion is that some form of elusive accidental poisoning was responsible...
Association of Groundhog Day with Candlemas stems from the ancient belief, widespread throughout the superstitious Christian world, that a sunny February 2 is a sure forecast of a cold spring. As the canny Scotch put it. "If Candlemas be fair and clear, there'll be two winters in the year...