Word: gop
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...packed convention center crackled with excitement as the GOP raised the curtain on the campaign to evict President Clinton from the White House. "Dole-Kemp" was the party's rallying cry, and the delegates quickly warmed to the refrain...
...GOP loyalists sat in affectionate silence during a video tribute to Ronald Reagan and an emotional commentary by former first lady Nancy Reagan...
...Powell was booed by some delegates when he called for Republicans to respect him and others in the party who are at odds with the GOP platform in their support of abortion rights and affirmative action. The boo birds were quickly drowned out by delegates who cheered as Powell went...
...enough party, and big enough people, to disagree on individual issues and still work together for our common goal: restoring the American dream." Former president Gerald R. Ford too urged GOP activists to work under a big tent open to broad views. "Ours is the Republican Party of Abraham Lincoln," Ford said...
...evening program had a softer tone, as Republicans sought to avoid the harder-edged speeches that were common at the party's 1992 convention. Mixed in with staple GOP calls for less regulation, lower taxes and moving people from welfare to work were poignant appeals from a woman and child with AIDS and a reminder that a smaller government need not be indifferent...