Word: democrats
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...each other for years, theirs is not a "personal friendship.") Of course, this being Washington, Edna may become godmother to Carla's first born, but never mind. The guidelines do permit "nominal gifts" from nonfriends, but in the absence of a dollar amount, explains Representative Jim McDermott, the ranking Democrat on the House ethics committee, he can only respond item by item: Bic pen, yes; Montblanc, no. Whitman's Sampler, yes; Godiva chocolates, no. Receptions are O.K., if the spread goes light on the four major food groups. Hors d'oeuvres are of nominal value, but roast beef will...
...unfortunate that Iowa and New Hampshire have been so protective of their roles as the first states to go," said Hackney, a registered Democrat...
...Democrat, but if I were, that address would not have assured me that the state of our Union is in any way satisfactory. In fact, the only significant olive branch the President held out to the real Democrats was a call for a raise in the minimum wage--but details and proposals were not forthcoming...
...ahead. After a second poll in as many days showed Forbes ahead of Bob Dole in New Hampshire, TIME National Political correspondent Michael Duffy says it's conceivable that Forbes could actually make a credible run for the GOP nomination. "There's a breathtaking moment in every primary campaign, Democrat or Republican," Duffy says, "where the party wakes up and realizes that it's possible that someone they never thought of in that way could be the nominee." That moment came Wednesday, when House Speaker Newt Gingrich told a Washington Press Club dinner not to count Forbes...
...often been described as a socially liberal but fiscally conservative Republican, is expected by many pundits to base his senatorial campaign on promoting economic policies attractive to the middle class, in addition to social policies like the alcohol reform, which are attractive to working class and moderate Democratic groups.Crimson File PhotoThe new alcohol proposals of Gov. WILLIAM F. WELD '66 are designed to attract working class and moderate Democrat vote in his upcoming senatorial race against incumbent JOHN F. KERRY (D-Mass...