Word: democratizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...much embodying the shaggy-haired, hard-partying Love Generation for the meat of his career). Now he?s coyly hinting about pulling the ultimate anti-Reagan as an actor running for President -? from somewhere to the left of Bill Bradley. "It?s no secret that I am a liberal Democrat," told the New York Times on Wednesday, making clear his displeasure with the current options -? and admitting even he doesn?t feel he?s presidential timber. "There certainly should be someone better. That's not to say that I don't have very strong feelings on a lot of things...
...bill and its ban on assault weapons, the Republican Congress of 1994 nearly overturned the assault-weapons provision of the bill. Until Columbine the issue remained moribund, and after Columbine, moribund began to look good to the gun lobby. Thanks to an alliance of House Republicans and a prominent Democrat, Michigan's John Dingell, the most modest of gun-control measures, which had barely limped wounded into the House from the Senate, was killed. "Guns have little or nothing to do with juvenile violence," said Tom Delay of Texas. Compared with his other assertions--that shootings are the product...
Bush wasn't last week's only winner of the money-expectations game. Bill Bradley, Gore's sole Democratic opponent, reported a surprisingly high $11.5 million in donations, enough to ensure he'll have the resources to challenge the Vice President deep into the primary season. That means the 2000 campaign could turn into a replay of '96, except this time it could be the Democrat who depletes his money fighting a pesky primary opponent and then gasps his way through a long, hot summer. If Bush wins the nomination while hoarding his money, he'll be in a position...
MICHAEL TRACY MILLER Democrat, Florida Resume: St. Augustine Vocational Technical School, Poetry Guild, Winn-Dixie Stores Relevant experience: Class president, Elvis Club president Platform: Not announced...
CHARLES R. DOTY Democrat, Oklahoma Resume: Pastor, dog breeder Relevant experience: Precinct inspector and county chairman who has run in every presidential election since 1984 Platform: Not announced...