Word: concessioner
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Some have pointed to the plan for a students' center as a concession that Harvard's highly touted house system has failed in providing a social outlet for undergraduates.
The House banking scandal has claimed another victim. Mickey Edwards, the fourth-ranking House Republican, went down in a five-way primary race in Oklahoma. Edwards, who bounced 386 checks at the House bank, finished third with only 26% of the vote. In a concession speech, the eight-term Congressman...
As news of that exchange circulated, the conservative faithful in Houston were pummeling moderates who had sought to soften the party's rigid pro-life platform position. The pro-choice faction had been led to believe that they would get at least a token concession, a sign the party would...
While sweeping, the treaty will not cover everything: Mexico, in line with its constitution, has flatly ruled out foreign ownership in its energy industry, while Canada seeks to extend the blanket protection it won in its earlier agreement with the U.S. for "cultural industries" such as television and publishing. But...
Gerald Rafshoon, a Carter White House alumnus who served briefly as a media adviser, left the organization believing that "Perot has made it a cult of personality and has a messianic vision of himself." But Perot did make one important concession to convention when he hired two experienced handlers in...