Word: platformate
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...party outlines a broad liberal platform encompassing every issue. Its program is distinguished by its outspoken belief that our economic problems can only be solved if citizens rein in the power of large corporations. It offers a mix of standard liberal stands, such as support of the Equal Rights Amendment and solar energy, and positions the Democratic Party doesn't quite have the nerve to debate, such as public control of the energy industries and experiments in worker or community ownership of factories...
Paul "Green Giant" Volcker for President in '80 on a bold, anti-inflation platform that defends the dollar abroad, puts a nonpartisan squeeze on runaway Government spending at home, and effectively controls the excessive flow of money and plastic money into the U.S. economy...
...working on a stage smaller than a subway platform. I think it took skill to keep most of the dance numbers from becoming goose-stepping parades. And remember, she was working with non-dancers...
This year the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) slate is sponsoring five candidates on a platform of voluntary integration and commitment to affirmative action. The two new candidates, Attles and Blackman, have made minority problems their special concern, citing the high percentage of minority dropouts and the tracking of minority students away from career training...
Another group that appeals to the condo owners, albeit more mysteriously, is the CCC. In what became one of the biggest controversies of the election, the CCC endorsed a slate of 13 candidates, but did not vote on a platform. Instead of issues, its leaders say, they are interested in "moderation." Chiding the city council for unproductive infighting, the CCC nonetheless endorsed most of the incumbents, including Wylie and Duehay, two very surprised members of the liberal CCA slate. They were surprised at the endorsements because the CCC seemed (though its leaders deny the charge) to have more links with...