Word: colorado
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MUCH HAS been made of Democratic Presidential aspirant Gary W. Hart's (D-Colo.) appeal to the emerging political bloc of young urban professionals, or yuppies. But more scrutiny should go to the Colorado Senator's flirtation with an older, more established constituency--thousands of urban gun holders, or thugs...
...Senator from Colorado has several distinct advantages over his opponent as a general election contender His public personal is not yet cast in stone. Overall, his record on traditional Democratic issues is good, though not as sterling as the former Vice-President's. He still has an opportunity to reach out to the poor and the unemployed and prove his liberal credentials. Faced with the alternative of Hart or Reagan, their choice would be clear...
...alone on the campaign plane, reading magazines or staring out the window. This week Hart aides tried to find their man a "sage" on the order of Mondale's Jim Johnson or John Reilly. But the two would-be wise men-Mark Hogan, a former Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, and Ronald Dozoretz, a Portsmouth, Va., psychiatrist who is active in state politics-are neither national political heavyweights nor particularly close to Hart. Hart's staff fears that the candidate is burning out. "I keep asking him to take a night off and go to a movie," says Press...
...just as reserved, self-contained and ambitious as he was when he left Ottawa 30 years ago. He prefers reading or modeling clay birds (eagles, mostly) in his office to jollying up his colleagues in the Senate cloakroom. On the stump "he's miserable at working crowds," says Colorado Governor Richard Lamm, a friend and supporter. Yet Hart this winter has worked hard to overcome his shyness and to press flesh cheerfully. "At times he is shy and withdrawn. But he has a great sense of humor," says Colorado Congressman Timothy Wirth...
Television cameras were first permitted in American courts in Colorado in 1956, and are now allowed, with varying restrictions, in some 38 states. Debate continues about whether the public's right to know outweighs the intrusive and potentially disruptive impact of television coverage on a court proceeding and its principal participants. The problem may be particularly delicate in rape cases, because the victim is often stigmatized, both by the assault and by defense strategies that portray her as a ready partner. Says Stephanie Roth of New York Women Against Rape: "Going through a rape trial can be like going...