Word: fighting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Michael S. Dukakis moved to the brink of victory in the Democratic presidential race last night, winning in New Jersey and waiting for California to seal his triumph in a coast-to-coast finale to the primary season. George Bush said he would stress "prosperity and peace" in his fight to hold the White House for the Republicans...
Even as his faint hopes of stopping Dukakis'nomination were being snuffed out, Jackson was atwork on the next phase of his campaign. He said hehad earned "the option" of a vice presidentialoffer, vowed a floor fight at the convention ifDukakis doesn't toughen his position against SouthAfrica and pressed for changes in delegate rules...
...steering committee -- some 30 men, many in their 70s and 80s -- chatted excitedly with three local politicians who stopped by for a little backslapping. "Everyone knows what he is supposed to do," Fabian told his attentive troops as he introduced them to an aspiring tax accessory. "We have to fight hard for this man and make sure no one loses his home because of high taxes...
Jackson's own uncertainty over what Jesse now wants is a reflection of deep rifts within his entourage. The hard-liners -- mostly black elected officials and veterans of the 1984 campaign -- are urging Jackson to criticize Dukakis harshly and fight for a ban on unelected super-delegates at future conventions. Some ideologues, led by members of the Congressional Black Caucus, even argue that Jackson should insist on the vice presidency as his due. Such a potentially divisive strategy, coupled with unrealistic demands, seems absurd to Jackson's more pragmatic supporters, many of whom are white liberals new to the cause...
...everyone around Jersey City is cheering. Board President Michael J. Marino angrily challenges some of the report's findings and vows, "We will have our day in court." Superintendent Williams also promises to fight back. But the fact is that Jersey City's school administration and board have failed all three stages of an elaborate warning and reform agenda...