Word: republicans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...chairman of the House Republican Conference and third-ranking Republican in the House said the Carter administration has not dealt with economic issues consistently, and cited the statements of former cabinet members W. Michael Blumenthal and Juanita H. Kreps to support his point...
...months he had waited patiently in the wings, as nine other Republicans entered the race without dislodging him from his position at the head of the pack. Last week Ronald Reagan, the once fervent evangelist of the political right, finally made his move. He did so in one of the nation's few citadels of G.O.P. moderation: New York City. As a spotlight redolent of Hollywood memories illuminated his pinkish cheeks and slightly graying temples, the still handsome candidate declared, "I am here tonight to announce my intention to seek the Republican nomination for President of the United States...
...name has stayed familiar by writing a column of commentary for 105 newspapers and broadcast messages for 270 radio stations. He has traveled half a million miles since last March as a dinner speaker, charging up to $10,000 for each appearance and raising some $3 million for local Republican candidates. In recent months he has spent several hours a week being briefed intensively on both foreign and domestic issues by Martin Anderson, a former White House adviser in the Nixon Administration and an economist. Meanwhile, Reagan's campaign staff has built the biggest coast-to-coast organization...
...acid test of Reagan's stamina will be the grueling campaign itself. Declares Republican National Chairman Bill Brock: "The age question will answer itself. If Reagan goes through 35 primary states and succeeds, then we'll know that age is not a problem...
...curse about "the bloody Brits"-and carefully observes the drinker's reaction. At the slightest sign of agreement, he moves in. Bluntly, and loudly enough so his other Irish-American patrons can hear, he asks the stranger for a contribution to the terrorist Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army...