Word: statements
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Democratic National Chairman Paul Kirk had created the opening. Kirk decided that a crafty way to debunk the charge that Democrats promise everything to everyone was to shrink the normally gargantuan party platform to a brief statement of principles. That seemed logical enough, but the ploy reinforced the claim by George Bush that Michael Dukakis is a "Stealth candidate" who ducks specific positions. So when Republican drafters went to work, they produced a 30,000-word monster, nearly ten times the size of its Democratic counterpart...
...Oliver North Youth Corps issued a statement Wednesday denouncing the "gutless wonders" at the Republican National Committee for discouraging convention speakers from mentioning the indicted former National Security Council employee...
...brother Stelian in 1973 and after his defeat for re-election as Governor in 1978. Most major news organizations refrained from trafficking in the speculation, but the issue was set simmering when Dukakis, citing personal privacy, balked at releasing his medical records. The Bush campaign then pointedly released a statement describing the Vice President's health as "excellent and vigorous." Bush operatives called news organizations, including TIME, to suggest follow-up stories about Dukakis' medical records or his brother's death. But what finally propelled the story onto Page One was Reagan's remark...
After last week's disappointment, Navy Captain Frederick Hauck, Discovery's commander, issued a carefully worded statement to the press: "Although we were disappointed that today's test did not go full term, we were impressed with the professional manner with which the launch team responded to the situation." While Talone believes that morale remains high, he admitted that "there is a certain amount of frustration because we thrive on doing these things completely and getting them done...
Scott said that although Quincy will have the same respnsibilities as his predecessor, John B. Williams III, the new name is "a clear statement by the University that this is an important function." He added "that doesn't mean it was less important when John did it." Williams' title was "assistant to the president...