Word: lazio
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...serve no more than six years if elected. Guided by the mantra "Dishonesty is just not good business," Herman has embarked on a crusade to battle corruption in governmant. He says his business sense will help him in office, but he may have a hard time getting past Rick Lazio, who won in 1994 by a 40% margin...
...RICK LAZIO (R) District...
...Lazio's moderate brand of conservatism has won voters in a district whose ethnic and social diversity might have crushed a lesser candidate. After a gunman with a semiautomatic weapon killed six and injured 19 on a Long Island Rail Road commuter train in 1993, Lazio broke with his party to support the 1994 Clinton crime bill and the assault-weapons ban. Lazio speaks out against Big Government, but has also voted for legislation to protect access to abortion clinics...
...Vincenzo Spagnolo was knifed to death the previous Sunday in a brawl before his team's game against Milan. Though Milan booster Simone Barbaglia, 18, has been charged with Spagnola's death, many Italians feel the crime typifies a nationwide trend of rising violence. Said Enrico Spigone, 30, a Lazio rooter: ``The problem isn't the fans. The problem is violence in general in society. Neither the kid who got killed nor the killer were delinquents. They were both decent guys...
...This is probably the first time we have hadthe chance to interact with incoming Democraticmembers in an informal setting," said newlyelected Rep. Rick A. Lazio (R-N.Y.). "It'simportant to develop professional relationships totranscend the party bigotry that is inevitable...