Word: democraticizing
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Markham says democratic elections would helpaddress the concern that personal connections andbackroom deals weigh too heavily in SAC selectiondecisions.
"In a large group setting, you have to vote onthe basis of your impression of the candidate'sability and not on personal relationships," shesays. "It's impossible to maintain a personalrelationship with the large number of people thatwould vote in a democratic election."
Instead Washington is straddling two positions. It says gross violators of human rights should be punished, but at the same time the views of the democratic government of Chile should be respected. And Chile insists that Pinochet should be sent home. Beyond that, says State Department spokesman James Rubin, "we...
How does Hoffa propose to go where Congress wouldn?t? Sources close to Hoffa say his first act as president-elect was to give the go-ahead for a multimillion-dollar civil-racketeering suit against, among others, the DNC. The suit would primarily target disgraced former Teamsters president Ron Carey...
To paraphrase another Arizona legislator, humor in the defense of politics is no vice. On the other hand, it can take you only so far in national politics. Just ask Bob Dole, a genuinely funny man. And just ask Morris Udall, the 30-year congressman and presidential wannabe who died...