Word: oust
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Gandhi allies oust an ex-idol
...Mondale very nearly scuttled all his meticulous plans with an uncharacteristically impulsive act on the eve of the convention: his move to oust Democratic National Committee Chairman Charles Manatt. Presidential nominees usually replace their party chairmen with their own people, but they generally wait until after the convention has ended. Even so, the firing of Manatt would probably not have caused much of a national stir had it not been for Mondale's choice of Bert Lance, President Carter's scandal-tainted Budget Director, to replace him. Whether they liked Manatt or not, and many did not, scores...
Cianci's exit capped a tumultuous week in Providence. Public Safety Commissioner Sanford Gorodetsky quit after trying to oust the police chief, Anthony Mancuso, who refused to leave. The city highway superintendent and two public-works employees were charged with extorting payoffs from contractors, bringing to six the total of city employees indicted during the past year. State troopers stood sentry at city hall after city workers were seen shredding documents. In a special election set for July 17, Acting Mayor Joseph Paolino Jr. is considered the leading contender. But the redoubtable Cianci has hinted that he wants...
...Southern Republicans, he glosses over the fact that historically, Southern Democrats have been the most overtly racist members of the U.S power elite. Ultimately, it makes no real difference to the plight of Blacks in Mississippi if democrat John Stennis remains their senator of if some right-wing Republican oust him. Indeed, they might well be better off with the Republican. But by simplistically linking Blacks to a Democratic Party that has never adequately addressed their concerns, Hirschorn makes evident a political naivete and an utter ignorance of U.S. history that stems from an ugly and fundamental racism which debilitates...
...three Democratic candidates, as well as the President they seek to oust, are healthy for men their age. None smoke cigarettes. None are overweight, although the campaign prevents them from getting their normal exercise. Of the four, Mondale has the highest (but still normal) blood pressure and cholesterol levels. The former Vice President has had hypertension (high blood pressure); he takes several medicines (Dyazide, hydralazine and, lately, atenolol) to control it. Hart had a benign nodule on his thyroid gland removed in 1972, and takes Synthroid, a synthetic thyroid hormone, to forestall any new growths. Apparently neither candidate suffers...