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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Like Carter, Dukakis is trying not to offend. He does not want Jesse Jackson, the runner-up in the primary campaign and the nation's best-know Black politician, to alienate potential white voters and Reagan-Democrats, who might get uncomfortable if Jackson were to have too visible a presence...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: How Not to Attract Black Voters | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

Thompson frequently trains in California and is a student of the U.S. "It's | nice to get away from the English ambience. If you're at all aggressive -- gung ho -- it's really kind of frowned upon. Whereas, in America, they appreciate that. In fact, it's a prerequisite to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Regal Masters Of Olympic Versatility | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

"I'm happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation." Those opening words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s landmark "I Have a Dream" speech have proved prescient. Last week King's followers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Civil Rights: Remembering The Dream | 9/5/1988 | See Source »

Maggie's efforts to reunite Fiona with her son Jesse, a member of a local roadhouse rock band, are futile. The young adults still seem to be attracted to each other, but they are too touchy and impatient. Maggie finds symptoms of the age by comparing today's music with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: In Praise of Lives Without Life-Styles BREATHING LESSONS | 9/5/1988 | See Source »

MOST PIE-IN-THE-SKY SUGGESTION. Former Delaware Governor Pete du Pont's invitation to Jesse Jackson to join the Republicans. "The ground you seek is here, in New Orleans, in the party of Lincoln and Reagan and Bush and Kemp and Bork."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Republicans: The Envelope, Please . . | 8/29/1988 | See Source »

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