Word: elected
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...district in question had been drawn in its tortuous form in order to capture as many Black voters as possible. The leaders of Lousiana's Democratic Party were trying to ensure that a Black, and presumably Democratic, representative would be elected from that district. They had a sociological argument as well: people want to be represented by the person with whom they have the most in common. Let Blacks elect a Black person and Whites elect a White; everyone will think the system works...
...stiffness does not matter: the crowds shout and ululate no matter what he utters. He is making an effortless transition from freedom hero to South Africa's President-almost-elect. His organization, however, must work much harder to transform itself from a liberation movement with a history of violence into a modern, functioning, grass-roots political party. Some of Mandela's top lieutenants are learning to perfect their new roles as politicians under the tutelage of Swedish Social Democrats and such Clinton campaign stalwarts as pollster Stanley Greenberg and media adviser Frank Greer. The foreign experts are coaching the A.N.C...
...prefer to be free from domination, both as dominating and dominated," both as dominating and dominated," he added. "We do not want to elect [the Palestinians'] leaders. We do not want to enforce our will upon them...
...already imagine the speech he gave: "Elect me--I promise I'll do absolutely nothing! I'll never interfere with your decision. I'll keep abortion safe, legal, free--and away from evil men like myself...
Molnar asked voters to elect her to the firstposition, Truesdell to the second and Simpkins tothe third...