Word: contendere
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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>Grigori Romanov, 61, is thought by some Western observers to be the odds-on favorite to succeed Andropov. A shipbuilding designer from the region of Novgorod, northwest of Moscow, he earned a degree through correspondence courses and night school. Romanov eventually became leader of the Leningrad party organization and was...
Among the USIA 84 was Gary Hart, the only presidential contender to make the list. Also singled out were Ralph Nader, Coretta Scott King and Betty Friedan, who cheerfully remarked that "it certainly is a distinguished blacklist to be on." TV news was represented by CBS's Walter Cronkite...
Rep. James M Shannon's decision last week to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen Paul E. Tsongas (D-Mass.) added another strong contender to a race already crowded with tough candidates.
While the late-starting Jackson has made spectacular gains in the eight-man field, he is still seen chiefly as a charismatic gadfly with little chance of winning the nomination. George McGovern draws waves of affection from some Democratic audiences and scores points for his clear-cut stands on issues...
The unexpurgated first draft of the report, however, promptly leaked. It praised some members of Congress for placing the national interest above their home-district concerns (Democratic Representatives Les Aspin of Wisconsin and Patricia Schroeder of Colorado and Republican Congressman Silvio Conte of Massachusetts). It also noted candidly that some...