Word: selecter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...than Republicans, and on galvanizing women's issues, such as the Equal Rights Amendment and abortion, the Democratic Party is usually viewed as more sympathetic. Come convention time, however, there will be countervailing pressure on the nominee to use traditional yardsticks, such as geographical and ideological balance, to select a potential running mate. "It's a no-win situation," comments one D.N.C. official. "If the nominee chooses a woman, he'll be accused of caving in to the activists. If he doesn't, he'll still just be a good...
...order to tailor the new works to community tastes, the program organized a three-person jury of art critics and artists and an advisory board of seven residents to select artists and designs, said John Chandler, Cambridge's director of public...
While the center will not set a formal agenda or select a staff until later this fall, officials at the Ed School said the institute has five different tasks to fulfill, according to the federal government contract...
...part of the research, Cazden said she and the others would select an appropriate computer system and train the teachers...
...House and Senate Democratic caucuses will oversee this unprece- dented election of delegates from Congress. The House Caucus, which may select its allotted 164 conventiongoers as early as Jan. 18, has adopted a complex election process. Two-thirds of the delegates will be nominated by twelve subcaucuses of Democratic backbenchers organized by geographic region; the remaining third will be put up by the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, chaired by House Speaker Tip O'Neill. If a would-be delegate is passed over, he can put his candidacy before the House Democratic Caucus by persuading five colleagues...