Word: equalizing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...elaborate dance to slip a little platform in front of the microphone each time Governor Dukakis came up to it to answer a question. Jackson eyed the platform quizzically, stepped onto it for a moment, towering above the adjusted microphone, and softly said, "I've waited years for equal standing...
Still, Dole, 51, would be a risky choice. The former Democrat has alienated feminists by adopting conservative causes, even dropping her support of the Equal Rights Amendment. She showed little leadership on air safety as Ronald Reagan's Secretary of Transportation. Dole might be unwilling to bruise her husband's ego by joining Bush. Asked how he would feel about his wife's running with Bush, Bob Dole quipped, "I'd be for it," adding that it might, at least, get him a "car and driver...
...University refused to settle Ms. Walters' grievance unless she agreed to drop the complaints she'd filed with the EEOC [Equal Employment Opportunity Commission] and the MCAD [Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination]," McWade said. "Never in my 17 years of experience had I run into that...
...consideration of equal importance in life-and-death decisions has to be the patient's quality of life. Will a few more hours, days, or even months of mere existence in either pain or complete unconsciousness really add to the life of the patient or his family? Some may be horrified at this attitude. Some even think that making such judgements is akin to playing God. But we have moved toward God-hood by prolonging life by artificial means--should we therefore stop using respirators, mechanical hearts and lungs, and kidney machines? Advances in medical science have brought with them...
...problem. An elderly person as President could strengthen Social Security during their term in office. A teacher could give lots of money to education. A psychopath could give lots of money to defense. No one could legitimately complain about not being represented anymore, because all would have an equal chance...