Word: politicians
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...power. At the federal level, Trudeau won a majority, toppling Conservative leader Joe Clark's minority government after only nine months. But among the provincial premiers, not one belongs to a provincial Liberal party. In Quebec, the federal Liberals' stronghold, Levesque holds forth as the second-most popular politician--behind Trudeau--and the provincial leader determined to lead the anti-federalist camp. In a strange fashion, Canada has demonstrated checks and balances without a constitution...
Dixon, 53, a hearty, backslapping professional politician, was first elected a state representative at age 22 and has since served as state senator, state treasurer and now secretary of state. All together he has won 14 primaries and 13 general elections. Dixon, who calls himself a centrist, supports the Equal Rights Amendment, which is stalled three states short of final approval, but opposes extending the deadline for ratification beyond June 30, 1982. He backs SALT II but with substantial reservations...
Strauss, 65, a highly intelligent career politician who served with distinction as Defense and Finance Minister, had trouble building a constituency outside his native Bavaria, the heartland of German conservatism. He campaigned enthusiastically, wading into crowds and sparring with hecklers. But his colorful rhetoric tended to reinforce his image as an emotional and erratic right-winger. "There is a lack of stability in his makeup," said Lawyer Wolfgang Wilde, 40, an independent voter in West Berlin. "Moderate Germans feel that he could lead us back to cold war confrontation...
...last Sunday before two hotly contested primary elections in Massachusetts. At Roman Catholic Masses in the Boston area, priests pulled out a letter written by the local archbishop, Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, warning worshipers that anyone voting for a politician favoring abortion would incur some of the guilt for "this horrendous crime and deadly sin." The unnamed targets: pro-choice Congressional Candidates Barney Frank and James Shannon. The letter caused bitter debate about whether the church had improperly taken a hand in partisan politics, a frequent question throughout the U.S. during this election year. In April, for instance, a South Dakota...
Javits should withdraw from the race. Despite his statements, he has demonstrated that he has neither the inclination, energy, or money to run a viable campaign. The fact that in the primary a distinguished incumbent Senator like Javits could not raise as much money as an unknown machine politician like D'Amato belies a certain, unbecoming complacency. (Javits raised $900,000, while D'Amato spent over a million...