Word: doles
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...that South Carolina stopped Bob Dole in 1988, handing the nomination to the establishment candidate, George Bush, the father. Then again in 2000, John McCain lost his cool and his lead in the face of a revolt from the party base, which chose another establishment candidate, George Bush...
Such a funding crisis was just months away in 1983 when a bipartisan gang led by Senators Bob Dole and Daniel Patrick Moynihan cracked heads and persuaded Congress to move up some already planned payroll-tax hikes and shove back the full retirement age to 67 for future generations. Since then, Social Security has run a surplus. From an actuarial standpoint, this mostly solved the problem of funding the boomers' retirement. It also meant that the boomers will, as a group, put more into Social Security than they get out. (That's true of all age cohorts born since...
...with Senator Crapo on this letter and appreciates his bipartisan effort.... We have been working for nearly five years to change this policy and applaud the strong Senate support for this policy change expressed in this letter." Among the other Senators whose signatures appear on the letter: Republicans Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, John McCain of Arizona and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska; and Democrats Tim Johnson of South Dakota, Mark Pryor of Arkansas and Ben Nelson of Nebraska...
...taking on healthcare. The story of Romneycare is well known: Romney required each Massachusetts adult to buy healthcare insurance, enrolled Medicaid candidates who hadn’t realized they were eligible, and helped those who couldn’t afford their own insurance with federal funds previously used to dole out free care to walk...
...only was the Crimson trying to get a revenge win for its new coach, but it knew that it had the chance to make a statement on national television. For perhaps the first time ever, the television cameras came to Lavietes, and Harvard had to hold a lottery to dole out tickets to the thousands of eager students. A victory over Michigan would mean the arrival of Amaker, but also the establishment of the Crimson as legitimate Ivy League contender. Heck, just look at how much newsprint this paper devoted to the game!Much like the famous Appalachian State upset...