Word: sloganeer
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...nationalist upsurge in other parts of the Soviet Union has triggered a backlash in Russia, by far the largest and most populous of the country's republics. Tired of the slogan OCCUPIERS, GO HOME scrawled on walls from Vilnius to Baku, an increasingly vocal minority of ethnic Russians are demanding more respect and a better deal for their maligned republic. If anyone has suffered from 72 years of Communist rule, they say, it has been the Russians. They witnessed the desecration of their national shrines, the extermination of their brightest talents, and the economic and ecological rape of their resource...
Shamie made his comments during a press conference to announce the Republican Party's new slogan: "Common Sense for the Commonwealth." The party also unveiled a new radio advertisement, narrated by former Celtics basketball star Dave Cowens, urging people to register with the Republican party...
...found themselves in the unaccustomed role of Social Security's staunchest defenders. Says a Republican leader: "As usual, ((the Democrats)) began flapping around and knocking each other down like the F Troop of politics." To the consternation of Democratic leaders, G.O.P. lawmakers began distributing campaign buttons with the slogan SAVE SOCIAL SECURITY. VOTE REPUBLICAN. George Bush also weighed in, repeating the pledge made in his State of the Union Address that he would not "mess around" with Social Security. "This is an effort to get me to try to raise taxes on the American people by the charade of cutting...
...history of cooperation with the government. The A.N.C. despises Buthelezi as a white puppet, and violent rivalry between the two organizations over the past two years has left more than 1,200 blacks dead. Also at odds with the nonracial A.N.C. is the much smaller Pan Africanist Congress, whose slogan is Africa for the Africans. But its main disagreement is over tactics: the P.A.C. does not believe blacks can get a fair deal in negotiations when all the weight is with the whites. The P.A.C. refuses to countenance talks and wants to keep up the struggle until the whites surrender...
...Niners want more. Immediately after the Super Bowl rout, players were already shouting a slogan that revealed their desire for true greatness. "Three-peat! Three-peat!" Their hubris set the heart pounding. Visions of a ring "for the thumb" no doubt were dancing in their heads...