Word: roughs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been sitting this one out--counting votes and talking strategy from the confines of the Kennedy School's Institute of Politics rather than the rough-and-tumble political world of Washington...
...American people want to embrace in the last years of the century that brought the nation to greatness? The election of Bush would be a vote for stability, for conservative continuity and, yes, for upholding the limited-Government legacy of Ronald Reagan, while smoothing off some of its rough ideological edges. Dukakis offers more of a risk and potentially more of a reward. His selection would mark a return to more communal values, as the nation gave liberalism another chance to adapt to a changed environment and redeem its faith in activist Government...
...appears to be bigger than South America, even though it is only about the size of Mexico. The National Geographic's Van der Grinten projection, which has been used for the past 66 years, shows Alaska blown up to five times its real size, making it appear the rough equivalent of Brazil, which is actually six times as large. Acknowledges Garver: "The only accurate map is a globe...
...tough, loud voice that bursts with gushy enthusiasm when he talks about ordinary people getting involved in the political process. His choice of words is rough and refreshingly unorthodox--referring to the opportunities his audience will have when they graduate, he prefaced his comments with, "when you break outta this joint...
Kennedy comes across--despite his wealth and occasional flashes of his more arrogant side--as a fairly normal guy. Speaking bluntly and off the cuff, his rough edges have yet to be polished. His presence in the political arena says to people that politics does not have to be dominated by smarmy lawyers, sleazy consultants and geeky technocrats...