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Word: labored (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Students have also papered the campus with positive quotations about Bush from public figures like Polish labor leader Lech Walesa...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Area Colleges Gear Up for Election | 10/22/1988 | See Source »

What I really love about you, Derek, is your labor record. If I pick you for secretary of labor, you'll look great on paper to all those pro-union, liberal do-gooders up on Capitol Hill. As a professor of labor law, you have a great resume and a strong reputation for being pro-labor...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: To Derek, From George | 10/19/1988 | See Source »

...feels bound by his principles. The way you tried to bust up that AFSCME union these past few months was, well, neat-o. It's not like they were a real union anyway. REAL unions--like the Teamsters--endorse real men, like me and Big Ron. Your labor unrest was caused by a bunch of uppity girls, and you sure have done your darndest to show them that secretaries are supposed to stay quiet unless they're answering the phone...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: To Derek, From George | 10/19/1988 | See Source »

...important aspect of the Bush administration is going to be an emphasis on the ethics thing. I'm considering creating an Ethics Office, but I regret to inform you that your record at Harvard disqualifies you from being a serious candidate for this post. Granted, much like your labor record, you've talked a great game about how ethics are important. And since you haven't actually done anything tangible in this field, and your record at Harvard hasn't exactly been squeaky clean, I know you wouldn't be too harsh on me or any of my appointments...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: To Derek, From George | 10/19/1988 | See Source »

Although I was disappointed, I conspired to save myself some work by attempting to take the new Core course. My labor-avoiding instincts were thwarted for a second time when I learned that I was ineligible to take Lit and Arts B-71 because of the substantial similarity between that class and the class I took last year...

Author: By Lawrence B. Finer, | Title: Jazzing Up the Core | 10/18/1988 | See Source »

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