Word: resisted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...resist telling you a little joke. It's kind of cynical--very cynical in a matter of fact--about the Middle East...
...Humphrey tradition, Jackson has promised Democratic voters a laundry list of expensive new domestic programs, from housing to education. The cost of his comprehensive health-care program alone would be near prohibitive even without the deficit problem. Moreover, he has been unable to resist the siren song of free-lunch economics. His centerpiece proposal is to tap $60 billion in public pension funds to finance low-income housing and public works programs. The money would be taken out of stocks and bonds and invested where it could do the most good. Simple in theory, but what about the retirees...
...could have done a great service by concentrating on present-day sexual habits rather than the epidemiology of AIDS," says New York's Joseph. "We need in-depth, scientifically obtained knowledge about sexual behavior these days." Studies have consistently shown that heterosexuals at high risk and their partners frequently resist practicing safer sex even though they know the consequences. Research by Masters and Johnson in their own area of expertise, he argues, could have produced effective ways to motivate the recalcitrant...
...prejudice, daring it out of its cave. He is the only presidential candidate who can say ain't without being considered ignorant except by the ignorant: "We makin' what ain't nobody buyin'." More than most politicians, he has a sense of the absurd in a campaign, and cannot resist making jokes as well as history (as he proved during his surreal day with Silo Sam). Though he has resolved not to criticize other Democrats, an occasional mocking touch comes through. At last year's Congressional Black Caucus, the master of ceremonies did an elaborate dance to slip a little...
...provide political cover for them." Liberals fear that the presence of members with corporate ties will mean that any tax hikes will fall on individuals instead of on businesses. Agreement on spending cuts could be hard to reach, since several members have special interests. Weinberger, for example, may resist any attack on the defense budget, and Kleckner may want to protect farm subsidies...