Word: isn
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After clinching the Republican presidential nomination in mid-March, George Bush seemed to disappear from the national stage. That low profile was fine with the cautious half of his campaign team. "The public isn't focused on the election yet," declared Bush's pollster, Robert Teeter. "This is a time for unifying the party, planning the convention, developing positions and reaching out to new groups...
...despite the efforts of the actors and crew, The Ruling Class falls short. After all, packaging isn't everything, because after you've peeled off the fancy layers of the production, what's left is something you might want to send back to the store...
Normally wasting one eighth of a season isn't that big a deal. It's only two NFL games, 10 NBA or NHL contests. But in baseball, losing an eighth of the season is a pretty big deal. Just...
...more season, his new role will probably force him to give up close supervision of any one series. Some associates think that will be hard. "I think he'd have trouble being an Aaron Spelling, creating a series and stepping away," says Michael Tucker. "Steve isn't a step-away kind...
...leaders are already sounding alarms about any leftward tilt. Some pols running this year are maneuvering to put distance between themselves and the national ticket in order to avoid a liberal taint. Jon Mills, speaker of the Florida state assembly, warns that Dukakis "has to show us that he isn't just another northeastern liberal. He's going to have to give us some material to work with." Texas Democratic Chairman Bob Slagle, a Gore supporter, fears that Jackson will nail even more left-wing planks into the platform than were there in 1984. "If Dukakis gets pictured as soft...