Word: duck
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...innocently thought that only hard core right-wingers like Reed Irvine of Accuracy in Academia were policing the classrooms in search of heretics to denounce in public. I fervently hope my colleagues at this great bastion of academic freedom will not conclude from this incident that they should duck controversial issues to avoid being smeared in this fashion. Only a few days ago you reported a remark by a Tufts student who disrupted a speech by a Contra representative: "No free speech for Fascists." What we have here is a milder version of the that did serious damage to America...
When the returns from the Iowa caucus roll in tonight, Gary Warren Hart--or Hartpence, if you prefer, the 51-year-old ex-Colorado senator--will have beaten Donald Duck handily. But he'll be lagging behind most of the rest of the Seven Dwarfs in the country's first test of political strength...
...Reagan didn't duck Dole. Despite his attempts to seem neutral, the President prefers his loyal Veep to Robert Dole, who over the years has let loose with some caustic comments about Reagan's management style. This preference was put to the test last month when Dole called Chief of Staff Howard Baker with terms for announcing his support of the INF treaty. Dole wanted an invitation to the White House and a joint appearance with Reagan when he declared for the treaty. Baker approved the plan. But Reagan angrily balked, called Bush and told him about Dole's proposal...
That is especially true when it comes to concrete: while the flamingos and , their kin are concentrated up front, near the highway, the enormous side yard is filled with concrete birdbaths, statues (including Jesus, St. Francis of Assisi, gnomes, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck), decorative paving stones, planters and fountains, all neatly stacked in piles up to 6 ft. high. Most impressive is Harper's collection of concrete animals. He has 20 types of deer alone, ranging in size from a miniature fawn up to the just departed buck, and 18 kinds of frogs. There are also lifelike rabbits, geese...
Burt Reynolds and Molly Ringwald try for comebacks, but only Daffy Duck is back in style. -- Moviegoers chafe at the $7 ticket...