Word: ousting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Late last night, the Associated Press reported that based on early returns, Clapprood had garnered 53 percent of the vote in the statewide primary. That was more than enough to oust her two opponents--state Rep. William B. Golden (D-Weymouth), who garnered 29 percent, and state Sen. Nicholas A. Paleologos (D-Woburn), who won 18 percent...
...called pragmatists around Bush convinced him that a U.S. drive to oust Saddam and weaken his military might bring a host of nasty repercussions, including seething Arab resentment against the U.S. "imperialists" and their ruling Arab cohorts, a radical Shi'ite takeover of Iraq and the weakening of Iraq as a military counter to Iran and Syria. The pragmatists added a kicker -- probably wishful: just forcing Saddam out of Kuwait would humiliate him so badly that it might lead to his overthrow. Said Bush last week: "It wouldn't disappoint me if the Iraqis got up and said, 'Look, this...
...machine intact, or him in power, would be unacceptable. Once American forces are strong enough, they would welcome some rash act by Saddam, such as an attack on Saudi Arabia's oil fields with high explosives or poison gas. That would give the U.S. an excuse to try to oust him by force. Other officials argued that the blockade alone, if it succeeded in forcing Saddam to disgorge Kuwait, would be enough to fell him. Said another senior official: "One way or another, we are going to reverse Iraq's occupation of Kuwait, and we don't think Saddam...
Chiles, 60, is no outsider: his folksy, populist style and low-budget campaigns are hallmarks of a career in politics that ranks as one of the most successful in Sunshine State history. A former three-term U.S. Senator, the Democrat has come out of retirement to try to oust incumbent Republican Governor Bob Martinez. In an era when massive campaign war chests, 30-second television spots and hired image makers define and often decide elections, Chiles is banking on the strength of his own reputation to carry him to the statehouse...
...miles on his way to victory. Citing "burnout," Chiles retired from the Senate and politics in 1988. Yet when he quick-started his campaign for Governor in April, Chiles' enduring popularity made him the instant favorite to clobber Congressman Bill Nelson in the Sept. 4 Democratic primary, and to oust Martinez in November...