Word: rural
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wise-ass intellectual from the big city, there are a slew of rural phenomena that I'll never truly be able to understand. Country music, chewing tobacco and the gun lobby are first and foremost among them...
...There's some rural legislators, some hunter Republicans, some economic interests that all add up to a majority vote 'no' on our side," Vernon says...
...Lefty" Morris believes his moderate political ideology suits his rural, oil-rich, Gulf Coast district just fine. He is a staunch supporter of federal regulation to protect the environment and a believer in the war on drugs. Morris also agrees that "wasteful government programs" should be halted, but wouldn't follow the G.O.P. path in cutting agricultural programs, Medicare and funding for education. His campaign slogan: LEFTY IS RIGHT...
...Republicans stormed the rest of the House, he still won with an impressive 59% of the vote. Boucher supports Head Start, Medicare and Medicaid, but--and this could explain his ability to defeat Republicans--opposes gun control and punitive tobacco legislation. Not considered "one of the boys" in his rural district, he nevertheless has his Hill colleagues' respect for his expertise on--and connections to--the telecommunications industry...
Running to unseat four-term incumbent John Tanner, Watson is a busy man. This firefighter, the fourth of 12 sons from a rural Shelby County family, thinks Tanner is "rich and a nice fellow," but not a good representative for the Eighth. He especially disagrees with Tanner's lack of support for constitutional amendments limiting congressional terms and banning desecration of the U.S. flag...