Word: specializations
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Grand Old Party will try to wrap itself in the grand old flag. Republicans will talk a lot about patriotism and family values and "moral strength". They'll also pander to their special interest groups: fundamentalist christians, Right-to-Lifers and big business. Absent this year will be Ed Meese and the Teamster's union...
Some legislators were calling for a special session to try to override some of his vetoes of $138 million in appropriations...
...from a TV station. When Dukakis rushed to the hospital and saw one aide's head all bloodied, the normally controlled candidate fainted. That aide recovered, but another one in the same car died. Judge Jerome P. Troy, who was later disbarred, assigned the drunken-driving case to a special judge, who let the driver...
...judgeship for which he was clearly qualified. Fran Meaney would have been denied an equally justifiable contract if he had not accepted it at the price of Dukakis' friendship. Michael expected his friends to be above mixing public service and any private gain. Even minor political favors -- summer jobs, special license plates -- were ostentatiously abolished; a lottery was set up to distribute summer jobs. Not only was Dukakis unyielding on his promise not to raise taxes (it was his word), but he also showed no compunction when human services were cut back...
...Schwartzbergs' comments suggest, Israelis make special claims on travelers' loyalties. American Jews who cancel trips can find themselves the object of sharp criticism. "American Jews have a responsibility to disregard the reports and come here," says Harry Wall, director of the Anti-Defamation League office in Israel. "Anyone who stays away is succumbing to Arab pressure...