Word: staunch
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Tsongas said that although "we have different styles," he added that he is a staunch supporter of Silber, the controversial Boston University president. Tsongas said he was especially impressed by Silber's recent book, Straight Shooting, in which the nominee outlines his belief that the U.S. is in the midst of a major economic and cultural decline...
Several members of ACT-UP, a group which is working against Helms' re-election because of his staunch opposition to gay rights, met at Harvard yesterday as part of this weekend's lesbian and gay studies conference. (See related stories, page...
Clapprood, who sponsors a gay rights bill which will soon be discussed in the state's legislature, urged gay leaders not to abandon the Democratic Party, charging that Weld is a staunch opponent of gay rights...
...later sold it to First Nationwide Savings Bank, a subsidiary of Ford Motor. Investigators are trying to track the assets of the high-living Walters and Good, who claim they are broke. So far the investigators have found 174 trust funds linked to Good, who apparently still has staunch friends in Colorado. The Denver Economic Development Agency has just awarded a $100,000 development grant to Good Enterprises...
...facilities and other state services on the brink of financial collapse. Although he says he would seek to delay the CLT petition's implementation as governor, Weld's position reveals too much of antigovernment Ronald Reagan and not enough of his Yale counterpart. We are also disappointed by his staunch support of the death penalty--a position he shares with Pierce and Democratic candidate Frank Bellotti...