Word: jerseyed
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Governor Michael S. Dukakis moved to the brink of victory in the Democratic presidential race last night, winning in New Jersey and waiting for California to seal his triumph in a coast-to-coast finale to the primary season. George Bush said he would stress "prosperity and peace" in his fight to hold the White House for the Republicans...
Dukakis was defeating the Rev. Jesse Jackson by a margin of 67 percent to 29 percent in New Jersey's primary, and was winning New Mexico by almost as large a margin. He was favored to complete a four-state sweep with victories in Montana and California...
Bush, who has lost ground in the polls since wrapping up the Republican nomination more than a month ago, won the New Jersey and New Mexico primaries unopposed--and had no active competition in the other two states, either. He said the political momentum would swing his way once his campaign brought the issues of peace and prosperity into focus for the voters...
...Jersey, with returns from 48 percent ofthe precincts counted, Dukakis had 198.233 or 67percent. Jackson had 85,307, or 29 percent...
...everyone around Jersey City is cheering. Board President Michael J. Marino angrily challenges some of the report's findings and vows, "We will have our day in court." Superintendent Williams also promises to fight back. But the fact is that Jersey City's school administration and board have failed all three stages of an elaborate warning and reform agenda...