Word: democratics
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...theologically inclined Democrat, Omar Burleson of Texas, was moved to ask: "If a three-martini lunch is so evil, why is this half an evil all right?" Of the seven committee members who questioned the plan, only Democrat Harold E. Ford of Tennessee supported the cut, and even he forced Blumenthal to admit that one result would be the loss of some 50,000 to 70,000 restaurant jobs. When the hearing ended, the Congressmen left no doubt that if anyone restricts the three-martini lunch, it will not be Congress...
Morial, who will be affiliated with Leverett house, was the first black Democrat ever elected to the Louisiana legislature. He also has served as a judge of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court...
William Safire, New York Times columnist and former Nixon speechwriter, who believes in equal opportunity for Democrats to have their own Watergate, raised familiar questions: What did he know? When did he know it? In this case, they were fair questions. Affidavits released last week showed that a veteran Justice Department official, Russell Baker Jr., had been notified by Marston's office as early as last Aug. 17 about an investigation involving Eilberg, a powerful House Judiciary subcommittee chairman. Eilberg's Philadelphia law firm had received a handsome $500,000 in legal fees while helping to obtain federal...
Party Chairman Bill Brock, a former Tennessee Senator, launched the effort after returns from the last presidential election showed that Democrat Jimmy Carter had won an overwhelming 90% of black votes. Carter outpolled Gerald Ford by 1.7 million votes overall; his margin among blacks was 4.7 million votes. As Jackson told his Republican audience...
Among some black voters, there is frustration at being taken for granted by a Democratic Administration that seems as committed as the Republicans to balancing the budget. Moreover, blacks are increasingly attaining middle-class status; 30% of black families now have incomes of $15,000 or above (compared with 53% of white families), an income group whose interests diverge from those of the ghetto and black leaders. Says black Miami Businessman David Fincher, a registered Democrat: "Democrats think we are still on our knees begging and praying. I'm looking for anyone to deliver what we need...