Word: contendere
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Jerry Brown, the other major Democratic contender, criticized Carter for withdrawing from the scheduled debate with Kennedy and himself in Des Moines this week. The President argued that he should keep out of "partisan political" activity during the crisis in Iran. Brown, who had hoped to use the forum to...
A leftist takeover is the most worrisome prospect to Washington policymakers. The Mujahedin (Islamic socialist) and Fedayan (Marxist) movements maintain guerrilla forces armed with weapons seized from the Shah's garrisons during the revolution. Both groups disclaim any ties with the U.S.S.R., and some Iranian exiles believe a dialogue between...
How to persuade people to take him seriously is the predicament of the ten-term Republican Congressman from Illinois as he pursues the presidency for the first time in his life. By most standards, he should be a top contender. James Gannon, executive editor of the Des Moines Register, calls...