Word: colorado
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most intriguing question is whether Colorado Senator Gary Hart, who is having trouble adjusting to his apparent status as an also-ran, would take (or be offered) the No. 2 spot. His aides said it was unlikely he would submit to an interview process that smacked of supplication, but they were split on whether he ought to join the ticket if asked. Advisers Patrick Caddell, Kathy Bushkin and John McEvoy contend that Hart's future would best be served by becoming Mondale's partner in their party's challenge to Ronald Reagan, even if the effort fails...
...office of the Securities and Exchange Commission are looking into possible insider trading of Disney stock. The SEC had already pro posed legislation that would require stockholder approval of stock buy-back plans, and the Disney debacle is sure to win it support. Moreover, Democratic Congressman Timothy Wirth of Colorado has conducted hearings that may lead to a legislative crackdown on questionable takeover tactics...
...Mondale's aides, the euphoria gave way almost immediately to a bout of Hart-induced nightmares. Back in February, the Colorado Senator's stunning upset in the New Hampshire primary (he had risen from a mere 3% following among Democrats nationally just a month earlier) shattered the notion that an invincible Mondale machine would crush all opposition early. After a string of Hart wins in New England, Mondale had doggedly fought his way back with victories in Alabama and Georgia on Super Tuesday I. Then he seized Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania, setting up another knockout chance on Super Tuesday...
...Jersey amid toxic wastes 'while his wife had the pleasure of stumping California had hurt him in the sensitive Garden State, which lives in New York's shadow. Mondale, on the other hand, could not overcome Hart's more macho appeal in California, where the image of a Colorado outdoorsman backed by a bevy of movie celebrities gets a friendlier reception than that of a buttoned-up Washington-trained political operator. Mondale ran well in urban districts around Los Angeles and in one San Diego district but was blanked throughout northern California...
...another matter affecting Meese, Democratic Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder of Colorado charged last week that Government officials created a job for Gretchen Thomas. She is the wife of a former Meese aide who made a $15,000 loan to the Presidential Counsellor's wife that Meese failed to disclose. Thomas' employer: the San Francisco office of the Merit Systems Protection Board, which is supposed to guard against favoritism in the hiring and promotion of Government employees. Schroeder demanded that Board Chairman Herbert Ellingwood resign...