Word: loyalities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Shannon could also build his vote at the expense of Connolly, who is something of a maverick politician who commands a small but loyal following, mostly in Boston...
...manner is patrician and somber, his speaking style stolid, less rousing even than Mondale's. According to Dallas Times Herald Columnist Molly Ivins, Bentsen "has the charisma of a dead catfish." But he is nonetheless popular with both Republicans and Democrats in Texas and has a loyal following among Mexican Americans, who appreciate his fluency in Spanish. He won re-election in 1982 with 59% of the vote, the highest plurality in a Texas Senate race since 1958. Bentsen, however, might exacerbate Mondale's single biggest campaign embarrassment so far: the Texan gets more Political Action Committee contributions...
Bhindranwale held out in what is described as "the throne of the timeless" in the temple's basement. His loyal followers took up positions they had been fortifying for months with sandbags, steel armor and bricks. When army troops finally stormed the defenses Tuesday evening, they met heavy resistance from rockets and machine-gun fire. Pinned down by a far superior, better-armed force than they anticipated, army troops called for reinforcements of tanks and artillery. After six hours, the machine guns fell silent and army sharpshooters closed in, backed up by troops with bayonets. When army troops finally...
Over the years he has become well known to some of the tribes, he says, and describes the Indians as "simple, honest, loyal people. They are very trustworthy as long as you treat them as gentlemen...
...determine precisely what briefing materials were involved. The two Republicans on the six-member panel refused to endorse the report, saying in their dissenting statement, "If we cannot ascertain exactly what was taken and who took it, then how can we determine what laws were broken?" Reagan remains fiercely loyal to Casey, an old friend. While he has maintained his characteristic detachment from the mini-scandals in his Administration, the President last week attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a new building at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., where he praised Casey and his agency as "an inspiration to your fellow...