Word: soft
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...problems of campaign money today: there's too much of it, it takes too much time to raise, and it raises too many questions." A President who helped his party raise an astonishing $250 million from entities ranging from American Ambulance & Oxygen to the U.S. Tobacco Co. proposed eliminating "soft money" contributions--the unlimited donations to the national and state parties that pay for everything from negative ads to get-out-the-vote drives. He reiterated his support for the only piece of legislation around, the McCain-Feingold bill, that would ban soft money, as well as set voluntary spending...
Sitting in the Spartan vehicle, pressed against the blue cloth seats and listening to a strange combination of static and soft rock seems incongruous with the wild West image most have of crime-fighting...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "A lot of [House members] are fat, a lot are soft and a lot are sitting around waiting for their pensions...
After surprising observers by knocking off a more moderate primary opponent in 1994, LoBiondo became a loyal member of the Republican freshman class, generally sticking to the conservative policies he ran on. He has shown a soft spot for Social Security and Medicare, as well as an occasional environmental bent, but retains solid conservative credentials...
Winning by a narrow margin in his two House races, Hinchey may be too liberal for this rural midstate district. He supports strong environmental regulation, the pro-choice movement and AIDS funding. Opponent Sue Wittig is trying to exploit Hinchey's liberal soft spot, but he is counting on Ithaca, home to Cornell University, and the labor centers of Binghamton to send him back to Washington...