Word: earned
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QUOTE OF NOTE: "I must stand up on my own, make my own case and earn the respect and support of the people of the Third District...
Bilirakis grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he passed up college scholarships to support his family by working in a steel mill. He attended college under the G.I. Bill, and went on to earn a law degree from the University of Florida. The mixed themes of his biography seem to explain his moderate politics, and like many Florida Republicans, he will break with his party when it comes to the concerns of his elderly constituency...
Indiana Senate minority leader Hellmann says educational and job-training programs would be his priority in the U.S. House because this is how families will earn better wages and stay together. Though he praises fiscal conservatism, Hellman supports Medicare and a portable health-care system that would guarantee benefits between jobs. He has a challenging race ahead of him in this heavily Republican district...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "What people earn belongs to them first. Families can use their income with better discretion than can the government...
Rehberg is running for the Senate by charging directly at incumbent Max Baucus. The state's lieutenant governor says Baucus has moved toward the right in an election-year ploy to earn conservative support, voting for the line-item veto and the balanced-budget amendment, both of which Rehberg also supports. With statewide name recognition, Rehberg should be more challenging than Baucus' 1990 opponent, who lost by 32 points...