Word: neutralize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...urban middle class is divided among those who have already chosen to side with the FDR opposition, those seeking to leave the country and those remaining neutral for the time being. Only a small fraction of this sector can be said to be committed to the survival of the current regime...
...beleaguered nation of Amboland welcomes a new recruit in the first years of its civil war: an innocent young reporter from Dubuque (Daniel Stern). This Candide in khaki enters the war as a neutral observer. He believes that "if I just keep my eyes open, I can understand the whole world." He soon enough does, to his sorrow, and with the help of a dozen soldiers and civilians he meets along the Via Dolorosa. Half of them are Americans, half Ambolanders; three are women. (All are played by Bob Gunton.) These "historical events" serve as avatars and parodies...
...time, there was not much the students could do to protect themselves--short of becoming politically neutral. Some wore paper bags over their heads during rallies. One group of students formed a wandering minstrel troupe and roamed from House to House singing to the tune of "That's My Baby" about the CRR: "You're right, we're responsible; yes, you are reprehensible...
...Reagan camp has remained studiously neutral. Vander Jagt was picked to give the keynote address at last summer's Detroit convention, but Michel was tapped to sing the National Anthem. Michel may have an edge because of his legislative skills; on the other hand Vander Jagt enjoys substantial loyalty among the 52 incoming freshmen, who are grateful for the advice and party funding they received through...
...that many Democrats are advising caution in filling the D.N.C. post. "We've got to move in a careful and considerate way to choose a chairman without a bloody fight," urges Wexler. Says one Kennedy intimate: "We want some one competent, willing to work for the party, and neutral." Adds a Mondale supporter: "Neither Kennedy nor Mondale wants this election to be the first primary...