Word: isn
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...political process isn't really performing, it's not challenging the American people," Babbitt said. Babbitt also said that former president Ronald W. Reagan has convinced the American public that government is the enemy, leading people to depart public office for the "highercalling" of more lucrative private employment...
Edmonds began her speech, "Come Down to KewGarden in Lilac Time; It Isn't Far from London,"with a poem about nineteenth century London. Shecompared the 1980s with the London of the poembecause this decade has seen a "twisting" ofvalues. The '80s have been years of excessivegreed, attacks on civil rights, increased racismand anti-intellectualism, she said...
Daley won the election, but yesterday faced Tim Evans, who is also Black, in the general election. Evans is running as an independent, in the "Harold Washington Party." It sure isn't the type of party Harold Washington--a popular Black mayor who worked to unite support from all races--would be involved with...
...Jesse Jackson, the so-called Democratic leader, is supporting Evans. How is Jackson going to be the Democratic leader when he isn't even supporting the official Democratic nominee...
...telling farmers to take land out of production or move to the city. A textbook negotiator, Willey subtly points up benefits that the farmers would rather temporarily overlook: Wouldn't the income from water marketing help pay for new irrigation methods that save water? Could be. Isn't that the sort of thing farmers are looking at anyway, because it can also boost production? Maybe...