Word: scientists
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...faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors a U.S. scientist can receive...
Some experts, like Harvard political scientist Martin Kilson, hail the rise of a new breed of "transethnic" black politicians such as Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder and Seattle mayor Norman Rice. Unlike most black politicians, who come to power representing mostly black constituencies, these candidates have won elections in predominantly white jurisdictions by forging biracial coalitions. Their victories suggest that many white voters are willing to judge black politicians by their performance in office rather than by their race. Blacks will expand the limits of their political power once more of them begin to do the same...
When Counter first took the job, he seemedreluctant to completely sacrifice his research. "Iam a scientist first, before other things, and Iwill make my best contribution in that area," hesaid...
...subject, the environment. Gore has studied it a while. In the 1988 campaign, the Senator held the wedding guests with his glittering eye and talked about such obscurities as the greenhouse effect and the thinning ozone. Another candidate said he sounded as if he were running for national scientist...
...close to home, among them welfare, health care and education. When it comes to the electorate's No. 1 concern -- the economy -- voters seem inclined to let women take a whack at the mess. "There's a feeling we should give women a chance," says Douglas Muzzio, a political scientist at New York City's Baruch College. "They can't do much worse than the men." Certainly voters seem very receptive to the idea of women in high office. In a Times- Mirror Center poll, 69% of the respondents (74% of women, 63% of men) felt the U.S. would...