Word: penchant
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...These days of Republican social division and deception, thankfully, are finally gone. But Bill Clinton's plans for the country, though they come from a man who seems to have the right priorities, are sometimes wildly optimistic (his projections for economic growth) and sometimes just plain wrong (his inexplicable penchant for the death penalty). Clearly, Bill Clinton is no Tom Harkin, and he's no Mario Cuomo. But he's no George Bush either. And that's why we should be celebrating. Bill has proven himself as a leader who has both principles and political skills. That combination--together with...
...Clinton--a man with a penchant for the five- or six-point plan--will have to avoid falling into the trap of micro-managing the executive branch...
...lead (17 points), but suffered a fatal loss of momentum by frittering away August without doing any effective campaigning. Thomases and campaign manager David Wilhelm pushed the idea of the bus tours; Clinton seized on it quickly as a means of building on the convention momentum and furthering his penchant for unconventional campaigning. Plans for the first tour, a six-day jaunt from New York City to St. Louis, Missouri, were being drawn even before the convention...
...Massachusetts is just about as schizophrenic as Pennsylvania. While I might consider myself a Democrat, but I've never voted for a major Democratic candidate. Two years ago, I voted for William F. Weld '66 for governor. Despite his penchant for the death penalty, he supports abortion rights and is limited by a Democratic state legislature...
...recent Bush initiative in the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is the latest demonstration of the administration's penchant for "managed" trade...