Word: doled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Everyone's on the dole; the less people work, the more time they'll spend vegging out and shooting up, and the less they'll notice that the government is letting the country...
...Iran-contra affair get under way this spring, the Administration might also benefit from the respect Baker commands among his former colleagues on Capitol Hill. Said Senator Alan Dixon, an Illinois Democrat: "We know he's fair, we know he's honest, and we know he's decent." Robert Dole, who succeeded Baker as Senate G.O.P. leader in 1985, called his friend "the right man at the right time at this critical period for the White House...
Senator Robert Dole (R-Kan.) is a strongcandidate, said Cheney, especially because heexemplifies a "nuts and bolts" approach togovernment. Because Dole is not associated withthe current White House crisis, he stands to gainin the campaign, said Cheney...
Last week, however, other candidates were more restrained than Kemp. Robertson's speech emphasized domestic social issues. When asked about Shultz, he said, "It's unwise to spend our time fighting about personalities." Dole talked tough on foreign policy, but he said he was not going to tell the President whom to keep in his Cabinet...
Kemp's speech apparently worked: in a straw poll of 287 delegates, Kemp won 68% of the votes, in contrast to 5% for Dole and 4% each for Bush and Robertson. However, a larger poll taken this month of conservative activists around the country showed Bush marginally ahead, with Kemp and Dole virtually tied for second...