Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rescue of his plan to sell AWACS planes to Saudi Arabia. As members of TIME'S Washington bureau discovered, the political arithmetic becomes vexingly complex when so much is at stake. Every day trade-offs are offered, bargains are made, alliances break up and form again. As the momentum shifts back and forth, counting noses becomes more and more difficult. For White House Correspondent Laurence Barrett, who tracked the tactics of the Reagan forces during the campaign and who interviewed the victorious President the morning after the Senate vote, it is "a matter of artful intuition, a case...
...surprisingly, Scalise sees the control of the midfield as the key to the contest. In its only loss this season, the 4-2 debacle against UConn, the Crimson halfbacks failed to mark their Huskie counterparts close enough to stymie the UConn offense before it gained momentum...
...appears, though, that the momentum may have turned. A strong challenge by "condo candidate" Wilkes may well steal CCA votes votes; the Independents have waged a more unified slate campaign than in past years; and internal divisions within the CCA have taken their toll. The chance for the elusive fifth seat that would give the CCA control of city politics is slimmer now than it was a few months ago, but is it not an impossibility...
...shot at a fifth seat, it won't be decided until the last two transfers. Clinton or Russell will be battling it out with Abt or Wylie, and it could be extremely close. But the late shift in momentum--and the nagging thought that there may just not be enough CCA voters in the city--indicate it may not come down to the wire at all, that the present equilibrium maintaining its precarious balance on Vellucci, will persist...
Byrd's decision was probably inevitable, given his standing as leader of the Democrats, who overwhelmingly oppose AWACS. His timing was devastating. The White House had lost momentum on all its arguments: that after the death of Anwar Sadat, the U.S. must support moderate Arab nations; that Israel was trying to dictate American policy; that the President's credibility was at stake; that the AWACS sale would make Saudi Arabia a bulwark against the Soviets...