Word: slating
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Bush's campaign was clearly not generating the excitement that carried him triumphantly through the primaries four years ago. Last week in South Dakota, where Buchanan was not even on the ballot, nearly 1 out of 3 Republican voters spurned the President in favor of an uncommitted slate of delegates. In view of those results and the mediocre grades Bush's spots have been getting, it is not surprising that some White House advisers are talking about the need for a different approach. The pugnacious brilliance of media adviser Roger Ailes and the late Lee Atwater, the authors of Bush...
...Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) recently announced the slate of candidates for this year's Board of Overseers election...
There are also stratagems for a late starter to use in picking up delegates from states where he is not on the ballot. One is to win over delegates who are officially running as uncommitted. Cuomo's admirers have already entered a technically uncommitted but actually pro-Cuomo slate in the Illinois primary March 17. The most far-out scenario is a postprimary draft; it seems so reminiscent of the boss-ridden days as to be almost unimaginable...
...With the slate wiped clean, suppliers who were reluctant to extend credit are shipping merchandise again, and banks that refused loans are opening their purse strings. In negotiating to reduce its $5.3 billion debt load, the big retailer is expected to close some of its 251 stores, which include Bullock's and I. Magnin. Coincidentally, Macy's filing came just one week before Allied and Federated stores were to emerge from the largest bankruptcy in the industry's history...
With the election of a new slate of officers last week and the recent completion of a new building, the Catholic Students Association (CSA) is looking to expand both its membership and the reach of its programs...