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Word: smooth (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...freshmen made a great showing," Cardi said. "After Ravi came out and kicked his opponent's butt, it was smooth sailing from there...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Netmen Tame Notre Dame, 7-2 | 3/18/1988 | See Source »

...Tampa. Craig Fuller, Bush's smooth and efficient White House chief of staff, knocks on the door of the Vice President's suite at the Sheraton Grand Hotel. Bush, who has been up for 45 minutes, is eating a breakfast of cereal, fruit and yogurt. Fuller provides the latest breakdown from Tuesday's nonbinding Vermont primary (Bush has beaten Dole 49% to 39%) and then runs through the themes to be stressed during the five-state swing today: strong defense and "stability." Each day the campaign carefully focuses its message on a simple idea. Fuller reminds Bush to avoid mentioning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Day in the Life of a Political Machine | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

...phones Atwater in South Carolina. Atwater says reporters are asking lots of questions about the Dukakis statement. It seems that while Dukakis did say he would cancel two new carriers, he added that he would not scrap any already afloat. Teeley is dispatched to gather the facts and smooth things over. Atwater also tells Bush that Dole has promised a "major announcement" for the next day. Bush: "What is that all about, do we have any idea?" Atwater doesn't. (It turns out to be an endorsement from Jeane Kirkpatrick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Day in the Life of a Political Machine | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

...Susan is someone who has been in the campaign since the beginning," Dukakis spokesman Christopher Akey says. "It was a very smooth transition when she came in because everybody here already knew her. She's firmly in control...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: Taking Charge | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

...Jacksonville trial of Cocaine Kingpin Lehder, who in the late 1970s acquired parts of Norman's Cay, using its 3,000-ft. runway as a refueling point for drug loads. Former Lehder associates have testified that Pindling and other officials were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to ensure smooth transit. Pindling denies the charges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Drug Thugs | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

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