Word: establishment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...there has been a curious hesitancy about Dole's campaign, raising questions about his managerial skills and decisiveness. A bumbling organizational effort in the 1980 race doomed his run for the nomination before it got off the ground, and this time too he has been slow to establish the kind of political operation that could consolidate his current popularity. He has yet to unveil a timetable for resigning as Senate leader to commit himself full time to the trail or decide what role John Sears, a respected Republican political pro detested by the extreme right, will play in his campaign...
...pressure being put on banks and department stores to reduce their interest rates. Across the U.S., public officials and consumer groups are angry that credit-card charges have stayed high in recent years while other lending rates have sharply dropped. Two bills have been introduced in Congress that would establish national ceilings for credit-card interest. Six states -- Arkansas, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin -- already limit that interest...
...security scandals. The fired Shin Bet officials were given pardons after acknowledging the allegations against them. Some critics believe the reluctance to demand accountability is part of a continuing cover- up conducted by top political leaders. As in Iranscam, the government got into trouble because it failed to establish firm oversight responsibilities. Says Communications Minister Amnon Rubinstein, a former law professor: "The problem is that the politicians do not exercise the sort of vigilance that we expect of them. What we see is a diminishing of the control of elected bodies over professional bodies...
...Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) last month proposed to merge its land near North Station with property owned by the city of Boston and private firms in a joint venture to establish a new sports arena, according to MGH officials...
...order to establish some of the character that Higginson wanted preserved, he wrote to Teddy Roosevelt (class of 1880) asking for a contribution. Roosevelt responded with two elk antler chandeliers, that still hang today, and more than 30 animal heads. Roosevelt wrote, "I hope that this small token will inspire the lads to the life of adventure to which I have become so attached...