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Word: defeatism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...getting--and if the gay student involved had been a woman rather than a man, I doubt further that anyone would have said anything at all. The reaction to the approaches of the gay student were thus contingent on both students being male. And this reaction is what Defeat Homophobia and the BGLSA are taking about. The issue with this reaction is homophobia...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harassment? | 3/13/1989 | See Source »

...Minnesota couple who are considering ferrying their son across district lines next fall to escape their school's financial problems. But other parents and educators throughout the U.S. are against it, including the four black members of the Boston school committee. Last week those members tried and failed to defeat a new plan that will allow Boston's parents to choose where their children go to school, as long as racial balance is maintained...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Fight over School Choice | 3/13/1989 | See Source »

...Senate decides the nominee's fate, confusion mounts over where to draw the line in the conduct of public officials. -- Facing likely defeat on Tower, the White House attacks the motives of his Democratic foes. -- Chicago's black mayor is defeated by Dick Daley's son, who may soon become hizzoner, and Jesse Jackson abandons his party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page Vol. 133 No. 11 MARCH 13, 1989 | 3/13/1989 | See Source »

Stacie Marinelli is co-chair of the Committee to Defeat Proposition...

Author: By Stacie Marinelli, | Title: A Crippling Blow to Rent Control | 3/11/1989 | See Source »

Bush thus moved to put the Tower defeat him swiftly--and if the speed was a surprise, so was the selection...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bush Picks Cheney as Defense Secretary | 3/11/1989 | See Source »

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