Word: opinionator
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...added that most members are "of the opinion that it is better to be a liberal Republican than a conservative Republican," so the club should help to promote the more liberal philosophy...
...would next like to correct a certain statement in the editorial. Mr. Emmerich wrote that "The lack of (student) opinions can be largely attributed to the fact that campus reporters are barred from the CUE and ERG meetings..." In the thirteen months since I was first elected to ERG, there has been only one meeting closed to the public, the meeting of February 11, 1978 during which the Core Curriculum report was discussed. ERG meetings are not closed to the press; in fact, explicit invitations to these meetings have been extended to both The Crimson and The Independent on numerous...
...Senators would declare their support of the treaties, despite the fact that four Administrations, two Republican and two Democratic, had worked toward the agreements for 13 years. Under the leadership of Ronald Reagan, the conservatives launched an intensive direct-mail campaign to raise money against the treaties, and public opinion polls showed 2-to-1 opposition to ceding the canal...
...Carter Administration officials made more than 700 speeches in support of the treaties. Carter himself met with every Senator. He delivered his second fireside chat. He met with 1,500 "opinion leaders," whose names were forwarded to the White House by Senators who needed home-state support before they could dare to announce their own support for the treaties...
...marked shift in public opinion would be necessary to interrupt the upward cycle of jury awards. Lawyers attribute the rising spiral to increased medical costs, a hostility to well-heeled or corporate defendants, greater sensitivity to the plight of disabled victims and an increased willingness of Americans to bring suit. Insurers are pressing for legislation to ease their burden by shortening statutes of limitation, putting a lid on lawyer contingency fees, and setting up Government reinsurance funds. But plaintiffs' lawyers insist that large awards often benefit society. Says Claremont, Calif, Lawyer William Shernoff: "I've seen case after...