Word: favor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Thompson ran for City Council in 1979 with an endorsement from the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA). At that time, he told the Cambridge Chronicle, "I favor rent control and I'm against condominium conversion." But he qualified his position, adding, "I will seek to reform the procedures of the rent control board...
...others said that Morris could benefit froma kind of "War Games" mentality that might throwpublic sympathy in his favor. "It's made him anational hero," said Nitzberg. "It's going to gethim the salary of his choice...
...Both are in favor of arms control...and are hopeful that changes in the Soviet Union will materialize," Porter says. "There's been an effort to do comparison campaigning...to distinguish, or differentiate or define the issues...
...different candidate; 65% of Democrats are dissatisfied with Dukakis. It comes as cold consolation to Dukakis that fewer voters consider him a negative campaigner (31% vs. 41% for Bush). Similarly, 62% disbelieve Bush's pledge not to raise taxes, and the same percentage think that as President he would favor the wealthy. Yet Dukakis has been unable to exploit those potential weaknesses...
...completed, it will intensify the debate about whether leveraged buyouts are good or bad for American business. Proponents point out that the stock market has severely undervalued many companies. Thus the only way shareholders can get fair value for their investment is through a buyout. Another argument in favor of the trend is that by breaking up conglomerates, buyout specialists create more efficiently run businesses...