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AFTER his Iowa showing, Bush called together some Republican media big-wigs to plot strategy. These media big boys determined that Dole had won Iowa because he had a good slogan. "Bob Dole--One of Us," it said. Knowing a good political slogan when he sees one, Bush snapped it up. All over New England "George Bush--One of Us" signs sprouted up. Bush won the New Hampshire primary, and coasted into Super Tuesday...

Author: By Frank E. Lockwood, | Title: Deep Doo Doo for Bush | 4/25/1988 | See Source »

...Maitlands have been trying to scare the Deetzes away. Sorry, kids. Go ahead and haunt these New Age parvenus; they'll just invite their friends to enjoy the kicky spectacle. The Maitlands need some serious help, perhaps from the lecherous demon (Michael Keaton) who pesters them with the slogan "Unhappy with Eternity? Call Betelgeuse." Beetlejuice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Funeral March to a Calypso Beat BEETLEJUICE | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

...former southpaw pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and later the Montreal Expos. Lee, nicknamed "The Spaceman" by his teammates and the local press for his eccentricity and outrageous antics, is the standard-bearer of the newly-formed American wing of the Rhinoceros Party. Running on a slogan of "No guns, no butter--they'll both kill ya," Lee represents a satirical political party based in Canada. More than 100,000 of our Northern neighbors voted Rhino...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: Spacing Out on Politics | 4/7/1988 | See Source »

...from a member of the audience, which he drank down with one of the many Corona beers he consumed during his performance. In fact, Lee's campaign platform calls for the legalization of drugs. He praised some Florida residents he had recently met who wore T-shirts with the slogan, "Save the Bales...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: Spacing Out on Politics | 4/7/1988 | See Source »

...Aubuisson's successor is Alfredo Cristiani, a graduate of Washington's Georgetown University and scion of a wealthy coffee-growing family. His soft-spoken approach evidently convinced some Salvadorans that the party had moderated its views, and many were further swayed by ARENA's slick advertising campaign, with the slogan "We'll change for the better." Said Cristiani after the vote: "Our goal isn't to be a systematic opposition to President Duarte, but his government has to hear our ideas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: El Salvador Right Turn | 4/4/1988 | See Source »

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