Word: florida
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...national issues played little role in Graham's victory. A Harvard- trained lawyer, he won largely on the strength of his ebullient good-ole- boy personality and his unabashed state boosterism. "The future of America is Florida," he says. "If America deals with Florida's problems today, it is dealing with America's problems tomorrow." As Governor, Graham endeared himself to Floridians through his once-a-week "workdays," when he would leave his desk to get the feel of a nonpolitical job: schoolteacher, hospital orderly, flight attendant, migrant farmer, even one night on the stage in The Fantasticks. That gave...
...include not only more than doubling the national debt but also leaving office with deficits on the rise. The chance of striking some compromise is enhanced because Reagan will be dealing with two pragmatic and moderate Democrats: Lloyd Bentsen of Texas, the new chairman of the Finance Committee, and Florida's Lawton Chiles, who will be taking over the Budget Committee...
...that trend by sponsoring three "Invest in the U.S.A." seminars in Canada, at which lawyers and accountants dispensed tips on how to get started in business in the U.S. Twenty-five states participated, hoping to lure Canadian investment. In a new version of the old wintertime travel advertisements for Florida aimed at shivering Northerners, the U.S. is telling Canada, "Come on down!" More and more Canadians are accepting the invitation, with pleasure...
Republicans will now govern the Sunbelt's three largest states: California, Texas and Florida. For the first time since Reconstruction, Alabama will have a Republican Governor, and for only the second time in this century, a Republican will lead South Carolina. The G.O.P. captured governorships being vacated by Democrats in Maine, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico. In Wisconsin, Republican Challenger Tommy Thompson ousted incumbent Democrat Anthony Earl. Democrats managed to win G.O.P.-held governorships in just three states: Oregon, Tennessee and Pennsylvania...
...raid last February was one of a mounting number of armed encounters along the Texas border between lawmen and well-organized, well-financed narcotics rings. As authorities have cracked down on smuggling in Florida, the Rio Grande valley has emerged as the hot corridor for drug runners. One-third of all the cocaine, marijuana and heroin now entering the U.S. from Mexico is believed to come across the valley...