Word: maps
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that confound the traditional left-right political spectrum. Among Republicans, New York Congressman Jack Kemp is an ardent free trader, Vice President George Bush loyally supports the President's advocacy of limited sanctions against Japan, and Senate Minority Leader Robert Dole is, to put it bluntly, all over the map. The Kansas Senator has at various points supported both Senate Democrats and the Administration on trade while also aggressively promoting subsidies for agricultural exports. Trade is an issue for Republicans, but among Democrats it could emerge as the salient issue, the one that helps sort out the crowded field, especially...
Elvis then strutted on stage, wearing his trademark horned rim glasses and clutching an umbrella with the map of the world. Dropping the umbrella, Costello promised a show that "would bring a new meaning to the words 'having the world at your feet...
...News Team-7 are smiling and making pleasantries and semi-jokes as they stack their papers, Chandra will have none of it: no grins, no banters. Instead, she often challenges the anchorman: "What you talking about, have a nice day--what's nice about that?"--socking the weather map with her pointer...
Etak and K&C remain optimistic and are busy expanding their cartographic data bases. Etak has computerized the maps of 85% of the nation's urban areas, while K&C is programming Los Angeles, Miami and Atlanta. Both companies speak confidently of the day when onboard computers will act as mobile information systems, displaying everything from the latest traffic conditions to the location of the nearest hospital. Predicts Karlin: "Ten years from now, nobody will need to drive with a road map folding and flapping in the steering wheel...
...Where are we right now, and how far do we have to go to the next stop? The answer is that we are on page 3 of the itinerary, and today we will be traveling about this far (here the bus driver spreads his thumb and forefinger) on the map...