Word: partisan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that the two star-crossed politicians are ready to talk ticket-balancing yet, but the partisan Wallace crowd could not hide its excitement for the two men seated side by side on the platform...
...know the finer ways to do it. I just have to do it my way." The Senate Caucus Room broke into loud applause, before Republican Baker smoothly interrupted to divert attention from the argument and calm the committee mood. Yet as the stakes grow higher, more such partisan displays are certain to break...
...Ervin's Select Committee hearings, a remarkable confrontation took place on the playing fields of Washington, D.C. Sam's Sluggers, a softball team composed of the staffs of Ervin's various committees, squared off against the Assistants, a pickup team of Administration and Executive Branch bureaucrats. Partisan politics were kept to a minimum - as were legitimate line drives and flashy fielding plays. In fact, the game was altogether less competitive than last year's, which had ended in a 20-20 tie and raised voices. The deciding factor Assistants' proved defenses, to be which...
...yearly event of any type, at least in terms of the interest it arouses. Certainly it will excite far more Europeans this year than the Security Conference discussions in Helsinki or the Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions talks in Vienna. It will simultaneously unite and divide more Europeans along partisan lines than any issue likely to come up within the European Common Market...
Belgrade, expecting an invasion of 40,000 emotional Italians and 10,000 partisan Dutchmen, is taking no chances for the European Cup final. To help distract the fans after the game, the Belgrade city council has ordered shops and restaurants on the main streets to stay open all night. In addition, virtually the entire police force of the Republic of Serbia will be on duty, trying to keep the peace. Still, Yugoslav authorities are happy to host the game...