Word: longer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...took a little longer to get revenge against the Quakers...
...that's not the real reason so many doctors hate Dukakis, or why the state's hospitals are no longer among the world's elite. The long-running history of clashes between Massachusetts and its doctors every so often culminates in litigation. Most recently, the end of the summer found the Attorney General Jim Shannon suing two dozen Springfield obstetricians who were discontinuing their coverage by Blue Shield. Normally providers of Blue Shield are supposed to give Blue Shield one year's notice, and the doctors had simply decided they were unhappy with the coverage. But the state's assertion...
...Please be aware that this office has changedits policy with reference to late filers," theletter read. "We will no longer offer graceperiods to late filers before referring them tothe Attorney General for appropriate action...
...giving up. Back they went in 1977 with new applications and a new strategy: they declared that they were black. As such, the Malones were hired by the department, which was under pressure to take on more minority firemen. Under a court-ordered affirmative action plan, it no longer mattered that the brothers, with exam scores of 57% and 69%, fell far short of the passing grade of 82% required for whites...
...this seemingly endless campaign enters its final weeks, Dukakis' greatest worry is no longer Bush. His biggest enemy is time. He must also overcome a final, somewhat unexpected hurdle: Ronald Reagan. A number of polls, led by TIME's in late September, show the President's approval ratings rising again into the 60% range. That indicates a mood of public contentment that would be difficult for the most brilliantly planned and executed political appeal to overcome. Dukakis has at last got going, and shortened the odds a bit. The campaign is still alive -- but barely, and even this late infusion...