Word: ralph
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...private visit to his alma mater, Cornell University, Beijing was irate. Hard-liners and moderates in the leadership may disagree on any number of questions, but they are of one mind when it comes to sovereignty over Taiwan; there is no room for compromise. "No leader in Beijing," says Ralph Cossa, executive director of Pacific Forum CSIS, a Honolulu think tank, "could survive if he lost Taiwan." Beijing's current missile diplomacy backs up earlier warnings by President Jiang that Taiwan must stick to the one-China policy and that a declaration of independence means...
...THINK BILL CLINTON'S ONLY obstacle to re-election is Bob Dole, think again. Judging by the volume of back-channel contacts, some Democrats are more concerned about, of all people, Ralph Nader. The sometimes loopily ascetic consumer crusader, who plans to run for the presidency as the candidate of the Green Party, told TIME he has been approached by several worried Democratic bigwigs, including members of Congress and their staff members. Reason: the latest Field Poll in California shows Nader drawing 6% of the vote, which in a tight race might deprive Clinton of a victory in that must...
...interview with C-Span on Sunday about a potential Weicker candidacy: "Well, that's certainly his prerogative and I haven't heard that, but we want to attract the finest people in the country." Along with Weicker and Perot, other potential third- party candidates include consumer-advocate Ralph Nader and conservative commentator Pat Buchanan. Nader, who is expected to win the Green party's nomination in Tuesday's California primary, could hurt President Clinton's reelection bid. A Los Angeles Times poll last week showed Nader drawing five percentage points from Clinton in California, a state vital to his campaign...
...Republicans, on the other hand, did have a referee. As it turned out, the referee was Ralph Reed of the Christian Coalition. By chance, he looks the part. When you see him on television, you can almost hear some kindly gym coach say, "Neither team going to choose you, Ralph? That's O.K. You can be the referee. Also, that way you won't get your nice clothes dirty...
...Dole is going to be the nominee," said Christian Coalition Executive Director Ralph Reed...