Word: splits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...final decision loomed, Clinton was deluged with advice and sought out more, both by phone and in person. In liberal mythology all the policy arguments were for a veto and the only arguments for signing were crassly political. In fact, however, Clinton's advisers were deeply split on both politics and policy...
...resort towns. Candidates for statewide office actually meet a large segment of the electorate during the campaign, and in tiny Georgetown, the Thursday after the election, the losing candidate rides alongside the winner in the "Return Day" parade. This intimacy may explain why the major statewide offices are evenly split between the parties. It seems Delaware, the First State, pays more attention to personality than partisanship...
...Emerson's term and the general election to fill the open seat in the new term. To get some name recognition against the better-known Jo Ann Emerson, Firebaugh traveled to every county in the district. And thanks to the fluke of having two putative G.O.P. opponents, she may split the conservative vote wide enough...
Although essentially a mainstream Republican, Saxton has split with many in his party by voting often in favor of gun control and environmental protection. He once tried to stop G.O.P. efforts to weaken the Clean Water Act and called on President Clinton to stop the dumping of dredged silt off the New Jersey coast. This formula has increased his margin of victory in each of the past three elections, making the well-financed Saxton a formidable incumbent...
Minding the net will be junior Jason Elliot (12-2-1, 2.35), who split time with Skazyk last year, while the defense will be led by Steve and Chad Wilson. Unrelated in both blood and play, Steve has an offensive eye and tallied 30 points last season, while Chad is the tough enforcer...