Word: gov
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Republican Catherine D. Rucker '99 said "Lots of people say they're going to vote for Clinton and [Gov. William F. Weld' 66]. He's the moderate they'd like in Washington...
Kennedy had the Cold War to spur a nation to action. We don't have that, but we can create a war on the educational front. California's Republican Gov. Pete Wilson this year implemented a law requiring elementary school classes to contain no more than 20 students; Clinton should do the same nationally. He should up the ante on science and math education, selling bonds to support funding just as if we were trying to best the Russians in space...
Another story accused of bias was the front page "news analysis" by Richard M. Burnes '99 on the debate between Gov. William F. Weld '66 and Sen. John F. Kerry. The title stated "Kerry Dominates Weld in Debate," and the first line read, "Much like the 31-0 thrashing the New England Patriots gave the Phoenix Cardinal on Sunday, Sen. John F. Kerry walked all over Gov. William F. Weld '66 in last night's senatorial debate...
...comparison, I looked at the coverage in The Boston Globe and the Boston Herald. The Globe ran a more innocuous title and first line: "Rhetoric heats up in Kerry, Weld debate-- In their fifth and most aggressive debate so far, Sen. John F. Kerry and Gov. William F. Weld made one thing perfectly clear: They disagree about almost everything...
...Herald took a similar stance: "Senate foes clash in bitter showdown--In the most explosive debate of their now-bitter battle, Sen. John F. Kerry and Gov. William F. Weld fought over everything from taxes and foreign policy to drug addicts and welfare reform last night...