Word: partisan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...right that I leave. The agency must have a director who has the full confidence and support of and access to the President. That's the rationale for my leaving. I can well understand how somebody looking at me, with my varied past, which included partisan politics, would be less than certain at the outset that I would perform exactly the way a new Administration wanted. I was accused of [politicizing the agency] by some of the Senators when I came here, but I'd hope that my severest critics would concede that I've stayed...
...aroused crowd was quickly subdued, however, when Mentum took a quick jaunt to the men's room and Brown's Mark Charest single-handed tied things with a goal which was as unexpected to the partisan Crimson followers as being served pigeon at the House of China...
...elects Republicans. But with a population larger than Massachusetts's it is far more diverse. Boston City Councilor Larry DiCara '71, who voted for White's package with "mixed feelings," said that 45 per cent of New England cities and 81 per cent of Middle Atlantic cities have bi-partisan elections. Boston's extreme racism, balkanized ethnic neighborhoods, and overwhelming Democratic tendencies place it in a different situation...
...short-run, partisan elections would hinder Mattapan State Senator Joseph Timilty's mayoral ambitions. Timilty, who narrowly lost to White in the '75 general election, is still White's main antagonist. He probably would be unable to win a primary race against White because due to its smaller turn-out, a primary emphasizes political organization rather than general popularity...
THERE ARE RIBBONS of reform around White's Christmas package for Boston but they are as much concessions from a politician as they are improvements for the city. If he had truly wanted to reform Boston's character White should have forgotten about partisan elections and recommended district elections for the city council along with his school committee reforms. Atkins believes districts will lead to "fanatical parochialism," but Representative Frank points to the cooperation and comparatively higher quality of leadership present in Boston's State House delegation which is elected by districts...