Word: rivaled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Stumping in California, Gov. Michael S. Dukakis bragged Sunday about the liberal tradition, claiming that rival Vice-President George Bush was "dead wrong" in saying he wanted to divide the country. Bush, speaking in Philadelphia, shrugged off recent polls that showed his lead narrowing, saying he would campaign harder than ever in the final week before the Nov. 8 election...
Dukakis challenged his rival to a debate on election eve during the hour of network television time purchased by the Democratic and Republican campaigns for last-minute appeals to voters. A moderator would be present, but the candidates--not reporters--would ask the questions...
...Michael S. Dukakis called the dwindling days before the election a political "eternity" with enough time to pull off an upset, while Republican rival Vice President George Bush accused him yesterday of wanting to "torpedo the prosperity...
Here's a partial list of the Crimson's nicknames: Kristen "Blando" Bland; Jamie "Jamer" Henikoff; Christina "Drago" Dragomirescu; Amy "A.D." deLone; Jacki "Farrey" Farrell; Tanya "T&T" Stasiuk; Nicole "Nickeloeb" Rival; Jennifer "Mink" Minkus. And of course the coaches--Ed "The Ed" Krass and Mark "Questionmark" Wesselink...
Conspicuously absent from the Central Committee meeting was Yegor Ligachev, the Gorbachev rival who only two weeks ago was named head of a new commission on agriculture. A government spokesman said Ligachev was "on vacation," but that "doesn't mean we shouldn't address the question of agriculture...