Word: controlled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Discussing the extent to which special interests and rich lobbies control Congress, Beatty said, "If we trust democracy, it's time to pay for it," he said...
...also pushed for gun control, but said that nothing will happen until big money interests are taken out of politics and power taken from the lobbies, particularly...
...Rent control is a bad thing because it distorts the market," said the Lowell House resident. "It's clearly not worthwhile. The prices would not be driven that high without rent control...
...these voters had to be pushed to discuss rent control, though. They said they were voting because they felt it was a civic duty, and not necessarily because they were motivated by a particular issue...
...York City voters dealt a stinging rebuke to Mayor Rudy Giuliani, whose proposed sweeping revisions to the city charter lost by a margin of 3 to 1. The mayor's opponents characterized his proposed revisions as a power play, designed to strengthen City Hall's control over a wide array of programs and initiatives. As Giuliani conceded defeat, his Democratic foes were making gleeful predictions of the vote's effect on next year's Senate race, which is expected to pit the mayor against brand-new New Yorker Hillary Clinton...