Word: regains
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...arise from the debacle of 1984, Democrats must regain that distinction. Most now seem to realize that pointing to past achievements, no matter how glorious, is not enough. New ideas are a snap to disparage ("Where's the beef?"), but good new ideas are essential. "The shoe is on the Democratic foot," says Historian James MacGregor Burns. "The party must carry through the current process of realignment and formulate and fight for a clear, comprehensive alternative to Reagan rule." -By Kurt Andersen. Reported by Robert Ajemian/Washington and Kenneth W. Bantu/New York, with other bureaus
...downcast Democrats, the results of Senate races provided the one swath of cheerful news. The party did not regain the majority control it lost in 1980, but the power has shifted a solid bit its way. The net gain of two seats will reduce the G.O.P. majority to 53 to 47. Moreover, the ideological tilt will be even greater than the simple partisan tally indicates, since the two lost Republican seats are going, in effect, to liberal Democrats. Because of the shift, the Senate is more likely to slip back under Democratic sway in 1986, when almost twice as many...
...biggest problem you have is how to regain your confidence." Cozza says. "I'm sure the kids thought, 'here we go again...
...same time, we hope the Democratic Party will also view the Reagan mandate for what it is rather than rush to embrace a more conservative agenda in a singleminded quest to regain the White House. American voters--even many of those who gave Reagan the thumbs up on Tuesday--still support Democratic stances on many of the issues of the day. As of now, there is no evidence that a Democratic lurch toward the right is necessary--let alone morally justifiable...
SEEKING RENATURALIZATION. Zola Budd, 18, bashful, barefoot, adopted British runner whose dreams of Olympic glory ended in defeat and pain when she collided with American Archrival Mary Decker; in an application to regain the South African citizenship she so swiftly surrendered last spring in order to compete in Los Angeles as a Briton and circumvent the Olympic ban on her country's athletes; in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The move effectively ends her international running career and the lucrative endorsement deals that might have accompanied...