Word: commandant
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Wilson is a distinguished political scientist and certainly one of the finest of his generation," said Chairman of the UCLA Political Science Department, Richard Sissen. "His work has been extremely influential in the field, and in terms of public policy the things he writes command respect...
...Jackson's silence stuns the heart and diminishes his noble cause," wrote Timothy Hagan, co-chairman of Mondale's campaign in Ohio, in the Washington Post. "Jackson may have lost his moral compass ... A campaign for the presidency that apparently cannot distinguish between good and evil cannot command the respect it seeks." Wrote Columnist Jimmy Breslin: "All Jackson has to do is to condemn Farrakhan and walk away from him. And that will be the last time anybody will bother to report on what Farrakhan has to say. Yet Jackson says nothing." Breslin wondered whether Jackson was physically...
...also helped relocate hundreds of peasants who have been alienated by a guerrilla recruitment drive. In addition, the Salvadoran army says that since January some 400 demoralized rebels have turned themselves in to the army. Monterrosa's brigade now plans to establish a permanent presence, including a forward command post, in the reoccupied areas...
...caucus are added, the two contenders tied 24 to 24. Mondale failed to win a Western or New England primary. Hart consistently showed more strength than Mondale among independents and also won the most Republican votes in those states where party crossovers were permitted. Since neither Democrats nor Republicans command a majority of registered voters (a recent estimate: Democrats 40%, Republicans 25%) independents and Republican defections might possibly hold the key to Democratic hopes in November...
First it was the Marine Corps advertising for "a few good men." Now the Air Force Security Training Command is getting in step with a newspaper campaign in search of "a few good dogs." Their duties: serving as guard dogs and as sniffers in the search for terrorist bombs and drugs...