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...convention is expected to stress the viewpoints of the state's more liberal Democrats, and analysts say Murphy will get strong support from her extensive grass-roots network among party activists...
UNTIL spring. The season of lounging on the grass, blowing off work and falling in love is here...
Behind the concerts and the fanfare, a quiet revolution is greening the country from the grass roots up. -- Report card: How well are nations addressing environmental problems? -- Program guide: A sampling of Earth Day events...
Congress has been spurred to action by explosive grass-roots campaigns. Consumer activists seem ready to pounce on almost any "target marketing" by tobacco and liquor manufacturers, a reference to advertising that is tailored to appeal to particular groups. Earlier this year, RJR Nabisco canceled plans for two new cigarette brands -- Uptown, aimed at blacks, and Dakota, which targeted uneducated young women -- in the face of heated opposition from consumer-advocacy groups...
...toned down and balanced. Other states are likely to follow California's lead, multiplying the number of sophisticated challenges to commercial pitches for alcohol and cigarettes. At the same time, other alcohol producers may follow Anheuser-Busch's lead, devoting substantial resources to promoting moderation. If so, the grass-roots movement may go a long way toward achieving its goals with the help of the very producers it opposes...