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Word: halcyonyon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...perhaps former National Party Chairman Robert Straus of Texas--have entered the fray partly out of the much heralded "turn to the right" the country experienced in 1980. Indeed, early press reports indicated that Sen. Hollings based the rationale for his campaign in part on those halcyonyon pre recession days of 1981, when Time referred to Reagan as a domestically able President," and a Democratic candidacy as a conservative alternative to Ronald Reagan seemed credible. The Southerners in fact do appear to be running on more conservative platforms. Askew opposes the Domestic Content Bill (in other words, protectionism) and abortion...

Author: By John S. Gardner, | Title: Whistling Dixie Out of Tune | 3/11/1983 | See Source »

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