Word: dukakises
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Out of State Appreciation: Despite his drastic plummet in the public opinion polls, Gov, Michael S. Dukakis still seems to command the respect of the University of Virginia community. At this week's presidential summit on education held there, Dukakis received sustained applause when he arrived for public events.
That issue was controversial in 1985 and 1986 when Gov. Michael S. Dukakis changed state policy to all but ban gays and lesbians from being eligible for foster parenting.
.asked Healy to provide a list of the criteria for creating new appointments and positions in city agencies in effect since Gov. Michael S. Dukakis announced a hiring freeze in August to compensate for the loss of more than $210 million in state aid to Massachusetts cities and towns. Walsh...
Amid such a global transformation, it is only natural for Americans to feel proud and perhaps even a trifle smug. After all, hotly contested democratic elections are as American as, well, campaign consultants, TV sound bites and 30-second spots. That, alas, is precisely the problem. For lost in the...
That sounds like a nascent -- and ironic -- re-election slogan. Last year Dukakis declared that the contest for the White House was about "competence, not ideology." Bush won the election by campaigning on "values." After seven months as President, however, Bush seems to be betting that what he accomplishes will...