Word: partisans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...huge circulations. Large urban dailies, Time, Newsweek, and a number of lesser national magazines dominate public expression. In the last 50 years, the number of both large and small circulation newspapers has declined precipitously, and with it a broad range of viewpoints and verbal freedom. The principle of a partisan, local, fractious, extremely diverse and decentralized press--a principle which survived from the first scurrilous debate on Federalism, through the Civil War, and into the 20th Century--has largely ceased to exist. Taking up the slack from the decline in newspapers, the nationally prominent magazines appeal to large readerships...
...would be like saying Mike Desaulniers doesn't know his way around a squash court. Except for top man Desaulniers' brilliant play, the contest--and with it the rights to the national championship--belonged to the Tigers as they devoured the Crimson, 8-1, in front of a large partisan crowd at Hemenway...
...left, predictably, was angered by Giscard's fusillade. Only 24 hours earlier, Mitterrand had told a national television audience that Giscard would debase the presidency if he engaged in partisan politics. Exclaimed the Socialist leader: "You cannot at the same time be a referee on the field and captain of the team." To which Giscard replied: "The President... cannot remain indifferent to the fate of France. He is at the same time a referee and someone with responsibility. His electoral district is France...
...speech indicated that Carter was "beyond party ideology," Moore said, and could not be classified by partisan measures...
...more exciting than writing my Danish paper," Jeffrey Hoyt '81 said. Hoyt, a Denver partisan, watched the game only when the Broncos had the ball, preferring the lure of the pinball machines the rest of the time...