Word: democratic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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BOTH CUOMO, the dyed-in-the-wool Democrat and D'Amato, the conservative who gained victory on Reagan's coat-tails in 1980, peacefully coexist in New York politics. Cuomo, along with the Democratic Party, has failed to challenge D'Amato's hold over the state. Hardly a flashy speaker, the senator has used back-room politicking to amass a $7-million war-chest, and judging from Cuomo's bungled attempt to have the party nominate Dyson, the governor doesn't squirm at having New York represented by an ardent conservative...
With 13 other candidates going up against Moore, winning the seat on the first round will be tough. His chief rival is Democrat John Breaux, 42, a handsome seven-term Congressman from Cajun country down in the state's southwestern bayou parishes. Moore and Breaux have all but ignored other contenders, like State Senate President Sammy Nunez, choosing instead to turn their fire on each other. Moore is the solid front runner. He has presented himself as a staunch Reagan Republican, appealing to conservative Democrats disillusioned by their party's mismanagement of state affairs. "The people in this state know...
FOOTNOTE: *The first pair: incumbent Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith vs. Democrat Lucia Cormier in Maine in 1960. Smith beat Cormier...
Another amendment would allow prosecutors to introduce into federal trials evidence that had been obtained illegally without a warrant as long as law- enforcement officials seized the material "in good faith." New Jersey Democrat Peter Rodino, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said the amendment had not been considered in hearings by his panel. "All day long we've been fighting the war on drugs," said he. "Now it seems that the attack is on the Constitution of the United States...
...Rudman-Hollings Deficit Reduction Act, there was little talk of restraint on the subject of curbing drug abuse. House Speaker Tip O'Neill last week said he would favor new taxes to pay for the plan. "I'm afraid this bill % is the legislative equivalent of crack," said Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank, one of the handful of Congressmen who voted against the package. "It yields a short-term high but does long-term damage to the system. And it's expensive to boot...