Word: planned
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...force Kennedy to run, dissident Democrats plan a draft...
...liberal-to-moderate Democrats, the twelve senators had blocked legislation and opposed Hobby so often in the past that he had dubbed them "the Killer Bees." They did not so much mind an early primary as they did the plan to divide the voting into two events: one in March for President, the second in May for state offices...
...provinces and the federal government in Ottawa. Western Canadians feel that their interests have too long been ignored or overlooked by Ottawa and want a larger say in the nation's affairs. Overriding everything, of course, is the issue of separatism in Quebec, and Premier Levesque's plan to hold a referendum on a new form of "sovereignty-association" between his province and the rest of Canada...
...relations with the Arab world. Clark's handlers were so leery of verbal miscues that they limited his appearances to small groups and friendly audiences. They also shrewdly declined to put forward detailed proposals that Trudeau, an unmatched debater, could pick apart. One exception: a highly popular plan for partial tax deductions for home mortgage interest payments and local property taxes. Clark also advocated sharp tax cuts that would create a "stimulative deficit" substantially larger than the current $13 billion...
...ugly sight of Israeli civilians attacking soldiers of their own army was an apt symbol of the country's current acrimonious mood. During an emotional Cabinet meeting last week, Weizman and Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan fought successfully to prevent Begin from offering his hard-line plan for limited self-rule at the start of the autonomy talks. Instead, the two ministers won Cabinet approval to use the Begin plan only as an informal "guideline" during the negotiations...