Word: pledgees
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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From there the battle was joined in a reprise of many of the social issues that have provided an emotional subtext of American politics for the past 20 years. The fiercest conflict emerged over abortion. While Bush seemed discomfited by a question about what punishment would be appropriate if abortions...
Dukakis used the A.C.L.U. dispute and references to the pledge to score the emotional high point of the debate. Bush had declared that he was not questioning his opponent's patriotism. "Of course, the Vice President is questioning my patriotism," said the Democratic nominee. "I don't think there's...
Even for all the vice president's talk about his desire to be the education president, his only major education proposal--tax breaks for parents who buy savings bonds to finance their children's college education--is far more modest than the Dukakis plan. The STARS program, higher education officials...
6. There You Go Again. Some bombastic boasts and irrelevant issues have already worn out their welcome. Bush should be penalized for ever again mentioning the Pledge of Allegiance or implying that a line-item veto could erase a $2 trillion national debt. Every time Dukakis brags that he has...
Reciting the Pledge has been a fixture of City Council meetings for several years, Wolf said.