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Reeves commands a loyal following among his supporters, who include "blacks, gays and whites across the city," and his surplus votes might be split in a variety of directions, according to former councillor William H. Walsh, who was forced off the council last spring after being convicted of embezzle ment charges...
Never mind that his crusade had cost some fatally loyal Democrats their job. "I can't tell you what was on the President's mind," says Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, the freshman Democrat who became notorious back home for casting the deciding vote and lost her seat as a result. "The only thing I can tell you is what he said to me on the night of the vote, and that was that without this, the country would have come to a screeching halt." And never mind that Clinton had actually proposed even more spending in his 1993 "stimulus package...
...executed a series of hijackings, bombings, murders and kidnappings throughout the 1970s. In 1974, Arafat appeared before the U.N. General Assembly with his machine gun strapped to his waist. He refused to recognize U.N. Resolution 242, that which planned out the basis for Middle East peace negotiations. He remained loyal to a charter which recognized the State of Israel as "null and void" and insisted that "armed struggle is the only way to liberate Palestine." This was his ideology, and according to the guidelines of these principles did he govern himself and the organization which he led. That the P.L.O...
...often than not, gays typically have far more disposable income than do straights. "They clearly spend disproportionately more on travel than any other group," says Rex Briggs, project manager for Yankelovich Partners, a polling firm that surveyed gay and lesbian spending patterns. Gay travelers also tend to be more loyal than straights: surveys show they are especially appreciative of good service, and, if pleased, will return to a restaurant, hotel or resort again and again--as Miami's tourism officials discovered when they noticed that gays were continuing to visit even as less hardy travelers were being scared...
...Anytime you change, there are people who like the old way better, but we have some very loyal customers," Driscoll said...