Word: conventioners
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Since the 1950s political junkies, like old horse soldiers reminiscing about Indian wars, have talked sentimentally of a convention that nominates instead of ratifying a decision made in the primaries. Says Political Consultant David Garth: "We might go to the convention without a known outcome for the first time in...
Most of the debate focused on the Miami Herald, which had set Hart's downfall in motion by conducting a 24-hour weekend stakeout of his Washington town house and finding him in the company of an attractive young woman. In his first public response to the Herald's charges...
After 68 nominations and nine ballots, the 1,045 convention delegates elected as the ELCA's first national leader Bishop Herbert W. Chilstrom, 55, who heads the Minnesota district of the Lutheran Church in America, one of the merging denominations; his wife Corinne is a pastor in another, the American...
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Looking for a relatively painless way to raise funds, Florida Governor Bob Martinez decided to play some creative games with the state's 5% sales tax. Over the voluble protests of many businessmen and lobbyists, he and the Florida legislature expanded...
That prospect could lead to more boycotting of Florida's convention spots. A meeting of the American Advertising Federation will go on next month at Disney World because it is too late to reschedule. But the AAF said it would turn the meeting into a protest rally to urge repeal...