Word: democratic
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...founder of the Parents Music Resource Center, Tipper Gore spearheaded a campaign against offensive rock lyrics that culminated in widely publicized hearings in 1985 before her husband, Tennessee Democrat Albert Gore, and other lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee. Now that he is campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, however, Gore does not want to alienate entertainment figures who are a rich source of funds for the party. So the Senator and his wife traveled to Hollywood last month for a not entirely harmonious gathering with music-industry executives. "The Gores looked on it as an opportunity to clear...
...there is a message that goes with the lack of packaging, one that appeals to a loyal segment of the Democratic Party weary of constant neo- identity crises. In late 1949, when Simon became eligible to vote, he wrote a column for the tiny weekly newspaper in Illinois that he published, explaining why he had become a Democrat. The year before, he had endorsed Republican Thomas Dewey over Harry Truman. His change of heart, the youthful Simon explained, came because he preferred the Democrats' commitment to "world peace" and "genuine world free trade" and faulted the Republicans for their backsliding...
WASHINGTON--Anthony M. Kennedy's Supreme Court nomination is clearing early obstacles to Senate confirmation, with a conservative Republican dropping potential opposition and a leading Democrat declaring "his prospects are good...
...twelve presidential candidates in both parties are going through their auditions, exhibiting themselves in the postures of leadership. But only those who are least likely to be nominated show any willingness to talk realistically about ways to cut the deficit. Says one of those, Democrat Bruce Babbitt: "We've evolved a cycle of dishonesty in our national discourse. Politicians don't tell the necessary but unpleasant truths because they are afraid that the voters will kill the messenger. So people learn not to expect the truth from politicians...
...billion, more if possible. The President, who before Black Monday had strongly resisted calls for such a conference, got the sessions going by meeting with the legislators and issued a statement urging them "to put aside partisan rivalries and work together for our nation's future." Said Pennsylvania Democrat William Gray: "The atmosphere is charged to get something done...