Word: mates
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Iowa simmering. By the time he reached Florida last Monday, at an appearance 20 miles from the Cape Canaveral pad where he was first launched to prominence 21 years ago, he had a retort to Mondale written out: "For him to criticize me is a little like the first mate on the Titanic criticizing someone for going for a Lifeboat." He tagged Mondale as part of the Carter Administration that had given the country 21% interest rates and 17% inflation, leaving behind a deep economic mess. Glenn conceded that he had voted for some of Reagan's proposals...
...Democratic presidential hopefuls who appeared before the annual convention of the National Organization for Women (NOW) early this month may have promised only "to consider" a female running mate. But they stumbled over each other trying to say it with conviction. "I would be proud to run with a woman on either end of the ticket," insisted Colorado Senator Gary Hart. Said Walter Mondale: "I see some contenders in this room...
...galvanizing women's issues, such as the Equal Rights Amendment and abortion, the Democratic Party is usually viewed as more sympathetic. Come convention time, however, there will be countervailing pressure on the nominee to use traditional yardsticks, such as geographical and ideological balance, to select a potential running mate. "It's a no-win situation," comments one D.N.C. official. "If the nominee chooses a woman, he'll be accused of caving in to the activists. If he doesn't, he'll still just be a good...
...woman for President or Vice President because "historically the Republican Party is where women have made the most advances." Indeed, should Ronald Reagan bow out in 1984, putting George Bush in the race for the presidency and leaving the vice presidency open, there are several G.O.P. women with running-mate potential. Not given serious consideration: Reagan's United Nations Ambassador, Jeane Kirkpatrick, a card-carrying Democrat whose hard-liner image is considered a turnofffor many women voters. The possible contenders...
Never having lived anywhere else. Kathryn may not be in a position to say, but House-mate Jessica Dowling agrees and she's lived in Harvard housing for eight of the past nine years. "This is one of my favorite Houses," says the seventh-garder, a former resident of both Mather and North Houses...