Word: respectable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...medium. There's no ticket of admission. You only have to dial." Congressman Chester Atkins, a Massachusetts Democrat who was a chief target of pay-raise opponents, gamely praises the format as well. "Talk radio is in touch with the anger and hostility and frustrations that people feel with respect to government in their daily lives," he says...
...surely even the coddled and petted American voter could respond to a politician who did not go whoring after popularity, who offered spinach instead of candy and who asked for respect instead of love. Such a politician would not have to be a conservative -- or even a woman...
...sort of military involvement down there would immediately alienate the Panamanian people, who respect their nation's sovereignty as do we," Carter said. "And obviously unilateral action is much weaker than action in concert with other democratic countries. I think these are more fruitful...
...Panamanian people have spoken and I call on Gen. Noriega to respect the voice of the people and I call on all foreign leaders to urge Gen. Noriega to honor the clear results of the election," Bush said...
There are some differences ((between being Vice President and President)). When you go up to Pennsylvania you see the people out along the streets clapping. Not for George Bush, but out of respect for the presidency. Something very moving about that, and that's different. There's still a certain respect for the institutions in this country. In this job you feel it more...