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...spent $30,000 for a political commercial in which he would make his plans known. The night before the ad was scheduled to air, White approached Peter Lucas, a columnist for the Boston Herald, and told him he intended to run for reelection. Citing as a source "a close friend" of White's, the Herald ran a front-page story with a banner headline, "White Will Run." White had never intended to run, and used his commercial as a farewell to the people of Boston, gaining great satisfaction by getting revenge on Lucas, who had long been a critic...
...drive was organized jointly by the campaign committees of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54 (D-Mass.) and Gov. Michael S. Dukakis, as well as the Rainbow Coalition, a political organization founded by the Rev. Jesse Jackson and by King, a long-time friend of Jackson...
...love to do it again if the weather's better," said participant Chris Baird, a friend of Everett's who has played the trombone for fifteen years...
Jackie's jubilation at winning a second gold medal was tempered only by goodwill toward her East German friend and opponent. She and Drechsler left the field hand in hand on the way to receive their medals. Said Jackie after her victory: "I think it's fantastic for myself and Florence to perform so well. I can share my golds with Bobby, and Florence can share hers with Al." And with millions of viewers around the world who were thrilled by their extraordinary feats...
...issues Bush had cited in the debate. Dukakis also named cases where the A.C.L.U. has sued his Massachusetts administration -- over random roadblocks and for resisting the assignment of foster children to gay couples. So successful has Bush been in making the A.C.L.U. into a boogeyman that even his friend Dick Thornburgh, the new Attorney General, has had to scramble away from the group. He was a director of the Pittsburgh A.C.L.U. chapter from...