Word: pledgees
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The second Democratic theme is to present the party as one of hard, tough realism, willing to look beyond the glitter of temporary prosperity and demand the sacrifices necessary to head off a calamitous bust. Thus Mondale in his acceptance speech became perhaps the first candidate ever to run for...
Shamir repeated his pledge to invite Labor to join a national unity government if he is elected, but Peres quickly turned aside the offer as an "election ploy." Nonetheless, the winner almost certainly will need the support of several small parties to build a coalition. Shamir could glean bright news...
Those were the only delegates he was to earn; he honored a pledge to withdraw if he did not finish first or second, and brought his campaign to an end. Carter gained his delegate spot in Cambridge--where McGovern won a majority--because of his post as McGovern's state...
"We have a solid recovery that is going forward without a renewal of inflation," said the President, setting the theme for his campaign oratory. The White House will mention the deficit only when it cannot avoid doing so, then claim somewhat dubious credit for getting a start on controlling it...
Disappointed Solidarity supporters charged that the authorities had inflated the figures by 10% to 15%. They claimed, for example, that at one polling station in the industrial city of Nowa Huta the turnout was a mere 10%. One Pole who was a definite no-show at his polling place was...