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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After losing the final round last week, Jackson praised the nature of Dukakis' surprisingly successful campaign -- but said he would remain in the race and fight for delegates not formally bound to other candidates. That tactic had some precedent, but Jackson's demand for first-refusal rights to the vice-presidential nomination did not. It was a noticeable hardening of his responses on the subject. Earlier in the campaign, he dismissed the second slot as irrelevant. More recently, he argued that his strong showing had earned him "consideration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ready To Play Ball? | 6/20/1988 | See Source »

Iacocca professes no interest in running for President, and he makes prescriptions that would terrify most politicians. To ease the budget deficits, he calls for higher taxes. On the trade gap with Japan, he recommends the U.S. simply demand that the Japanese reduce the imbalance by, say, 20% a year. Says he: "Take my word for it, the Japanese like to work toward objectives. It's time we gave them one." Iacocca calls for gun control, advocates drastic reductions in federal farm subsidies and backs a mandatory draft for all young men and women (with a public service option...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iacocca Ii, The Sequel | 6/13/1988 | See Source »

...brief appeals hearings before a three-man military tribunal generally amount to little more than ritual. And so the prisoners will continue to languish in their tents, with little to do but discuss politics. Detention, says Inmate No. 1,231, Kassan Ali, 29, of Gaza, "only strengthens our demand for national rights. Conditions here create more hatred...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel Behind Barbed Wire | 6/13/1988 | See Source »

...showrooms. The smoothly styled Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable midsize sedans and wagons (nearly 460,000 sold in the U.S. last year at prices starting at about $11,800) remain among the most popular cars on the road. The revamped Lincoln Continental ($26,600 and up) is in such demand that some customers must wait as long as five months for delivery. To appease impatient Continental buyers, Ford has started to send them $20 Cross pen-and-pencil sets along with an apologetic note; one customer returned the gift, expressing a preference for the car. Hottest of all are Ford...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vrooom At The Top | 6/13/1988 | See Source »

...many faculty members say that no matter what Harvard does, the University will have difficulty filling posts with minorities because the demand exceeds the supply. Although the number of minorities receiving Ph.Ds is rising, it is still not increasing as fast as the demand for Black, Hispanic and other underrpresented scholars...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: The Overburdening of the Underrepresented | 6/9/1988 | See Source »

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