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...opponent, Richard Thornburgh, is a long-time political insider and a quintessential Reagan/Bush Republican. Thornburgh had all the advantages in this campaign. He had a large bank roll--his opponents had to solicit money in television commercials. He was elected governor of Pennsylvania twice. Then he left the state to work for the Reagan administration. And until Heinz's death, he was Bush's Attorney General. Thornburgh tried running a campaign on the coattails of the current administration. He actually said voters should elect him because he knows "the corridors of power." Bush personally campaigned for Thornburgh three times...
...pressure this puts on senior gift committee members to solicit is matched only by the pressure it puts on their friends to give. It is one thing to say no when the Red Cross calls you on the phone as part of a huge, virtually anonymous solicitation list. It is quite another thing entirely to say no when your roommate, blockmate or best friend asks you for money. Harvard knows this well and the Senior Class Gift operates under this assumption. I have many friends who have said, "I didn't want to give and I wasn't planing...
...task force plans to solicit suggestions from administrators, faculty and students on how to improve the service, said Towne, who sits on the committee. In particular, the members of the task force will focus on questions of punctuality, reliability, and route coverage, she said...
Galper said HARK will soon solicit faculty and student signatures for letters asking the Bush Administration to increase humanitarian aid to the Kurds. HARK volunteers began the drive by tabling at various houses last night...
...Work Force also plans to solicit grants from the private sector to reach the $320,000 it needs to survive another year, and Swanger said he will appeal to the federal and state governments for long-term support...