Word: smear
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...victory speech, LoPresti told the crowd, "We are a people who believe in issues. We believe in what's good. We won't stand for smear, and we won't stand for dirty tactics...
...Democratic candidate, Rep Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.), in a desperation tactic prior to the Super Tuesday contacts, put an advertisement on the air that said, in part, "Mike Dukakis smeared Joe Biden...and now he's attempting to smear Dick Gephardt...
...prisoner was a victim of a "smear campaign" and trial tactics "that never should have been permitted." With those strong words, a Navy appeals court last week overturned the conviction of Commander Donal Billig, Bethesda Naval Hospital's chief heart surgeon, who was court-martialed in 1986 on charges of involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide...
...Dukakis has always prided himself on being a hands-on manager, yet he has detached himself from his presidential campaign--claiming he had no knowledge of the smear campaign against Joseph Biden mounted by his best friend and campaign manager, John Sasso...
Before they testified, however, Walsh tried to defuse their arguments with what Turk called "McCarthyite smear tactics." Walsh accused them of making illegal political contributions and threatened them with a lawsuit for "trying to ruin...