Word: elected
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...time has come to elect a Pope physically capable of the office. The election should not be a death sentence...
...most important, from his own viewpoint, is the New York Governor's race, in which he is trying to re-elect his friend Hugh Carey. Says Garth: "In my home state, I get very personally involved -and I hate to lose." His customary strategy is to demand that his candidates raise a lot of money, trim down to fighting weight, learn to concentrate on key issues, and leave the details...
Deardourff and Partner Bailey are all over the Midwest, touting Republicans as the champions of tax cuts. Two years ago, they helped elect Jim Thompson Governor of Illinois by stressing his fights against corruption; this year every commercial begins with a discussion of taxes. In Iowa, their spots show Governor Robert Ray on the hustings-talking about taxes. In Ohio, where they are facing a Garth-directed challenge from Richard Celeste, their ads stress incumbent Governor Jim Rhodes' tax-saving administrative abilities and show that he is capable of, among other things, leading the All-Ohio Youth Marching Band...
Indeed, in almost seven years as mayor, Rizzo has infuriated almost every voter bloc in the city except the blue-collar ethnics who helped elect him in the first place. He has angered liberals by defending his police department against charges of brutality. He has outraged businessmen and many homeowners by increasing taxes 30% in 1976, the largest boost in the city's history, and by running a projected deficit that portends further tax rises...
Even though the election was foreordained and there was no direct popular vote, the new President-elect waged an active ten-month campaign to overcome a serious problem: he was relatively unknown. The son of a general, Figueiredo is a career officer who had been the shadowy director of Brazil's national intelligence service under Geisel. Figueiredo even hired a Sao Paulo advertising agency to improve his image. At their direction, he abandoned his customary tinted glasses for clear lenses, began to kiss babies and beauty queens and even submitted to a kindergarten interview session, during which he told...