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Word: donnas (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...press, which considers itself the arbiter of how long anyone lasts in the limelight, doesn't like to have that judgment challenged. Having once buried Gary Hart politically, first with its coverage of the Donna Rice weekend, then with editorials pronouncing him too flawed in character to be President, the press now finds itself having to await the electorate's verdict...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Newswatch: A Little Longer in the Limelight | 1/11/1988 | See Source »

...imagery in recasting himself as the ultimate guerrilla insurgent, scorned by his party and tormented by the press. Of course, some of this live-off-the-land posturing is preposterous. Hart squandered the strongest and most dedicated organization in the Democratic Party last spring for a reckless tryst with Donna Rice, an event that vividly confirmed concerns about his judgment and his character. Even now, as Hart gleefully brandishes his wallet containing $60 as his entire campaign treasury, he hopes to qualify for $1 million in federal matching funds, based on the contributions he raised before he initially withdrew from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ghost Of Gary Past | 12/28/1987 | See Source »

...bitterness of the Democratic establishment toward Hart is palpable. Party Chairman Paul Kirk publicly affirmed that Hart was acting selfishly and said, "Donna Rice is going to be relevant." Charles Whitehead, the Florida chairman, snapped, "If he is a candidate, I am going to Europe during the convention." Democratic Pollster Harrison Hickman said, "We've got a national Gong Show anyway, and here's one more guy in a funny suit coming on the stage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ghost Of Gary Past | 12/28/1987 | See Source »

...attacking the press for its inquisitiveness, Hart sought to immunize himself against titillating new exposes. For the moment, the strategy seemed to be working. After publishing photographs of Hart dallying with Donna Rice and watching him admit his marital infidelity on Nightline, journalists were adhering to an informal prohibition against double jeopardy. Last spring the Washington Post confronted Hart with evidence of his having a long-running affair with a Washington woman. Hart withdrew and the story never ran. The Post decided not to name names, and nothing more is in the works. "I can't go out and find...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping The Press at Bay | 12/28/1987 | See Source »

...Bradley, 61, of the Grand Hotel in Washington. "All I have to do is rewrap my gifts." Free meals, tickets, liquor and perfume also come from those eager for guest referrals. There is no doubt the job has growing clout. "We can basically make or break a restaurant," boasts Donna Eller at the Sheraton Grande in Los Angeles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Those Magicians at the Desk | 12/28/1987 | See Source »

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