Word: pledgees
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The Mondale controversy began during last spring's Democratic primaries. Colorado Senator Gary Hart, Mondale's closest rival for the nomination, accused his opponent of using "delegate committees" to pump money illegally into his campaign. The 130 groups, organized by local supporters seeking to become convention delegates, claimed...
When Tory Leader Brian Mulroney campaigned for election last summer, he promised voters that his party would curb Canada's nationalistic economic policies and open the way for more foreign investment. Now he is keeping that pledge. Last week Prime Minister Mulroney's government introduced a bill in...
Nor can the President responsibly stand by his pledge to raise taxes only as a last resort. Maybe this year he'll be able to reach his reduction targets by paring welfare programs down to the bone, but what will he shave when nothing's left? Reagan says he wants...
THE MAJORITY opinion does a fairly decent job of glorifying Congressional opponents to the President's budget proposals as champions of ordinary passed vigilant against Reagan's "hatchet job on several programs." Sadly, it seems that the message heard resoundingly at the polls only a month ago has been lost...
The decision to form the force is evidence of the gulf states' rising concern about security in the region. At last week's meeting the leaders also confirmed an earlier pledge to spend more than $ 1 billion to improve air defenses in the southeastern part of the gulf...