Word: duked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...faces of national Republican leaders over what the residents of Metairie, who populate Louisiana's 81st legislative district, had wrought. Some 78% of the district's 21,464 registered voters, only 52 of whom are black, had turned out to give a vacant statehouse seat to David Duke, 38, a former grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan who recently converted to the G.O.P. As Duke took his oath of office, his followers cheered from the gallery and state Republican legislators accepted him into their caucus...
Vermont, on the other hand, could find itself at a slight disadvantage--several of its key players are still out with injuries. Absent from the lineup for the second straight weekend will be Duke Stump, Bill Butler and John LeClair...
...David Duke claims to have abdicated the title of imperial wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Now he wants a new one: Louisiana state legislator. Last month Duke, 38, finished first with 33% of the vote in a nonpartisan election for representative from Metairie, a white suburb of New Orleans. In a runoff this week he faces runner-up John Treen, 63, a local builder and the brother of former Governor David Treen. Duke denies he is a racist and says coyly that he supports "civil rights for all people." Duke, who says he heads an outfit...
...Truth, Roberts combines some classic tunes by artists like Duke Ellington and Thelonious S. Monk, as well as new tunes that he has created himself. Even on these new melodies the influence of jazz greats such as John Coltrane are evident. In essence, he borrows from the old and expands on that to formulate songs that are delightful...
...Right Behind You, Bud: Harvard's other co-captain and Gielen's Kirkland House roommate, Neil Phillips, scored seven points against Duke, pushing his career total to 985 points...