Word: stevenson
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Congressman Lyndon Johnson was locked in a fight for his political life in Texas--an epic run for the U.S. Senate against the popular conservative former Governor, Coke Stevenson. Johnson beat Stevenson, in a runoff primary election, by 87 suspect, late-counted votes from south Texas...
...Senate committees by convening oversight hearings on issues--such as flawed prewar intelligence on Iraq--that Democrats feel have not been sufficiently probed. The policy committee normally promotes party positions on issues and has the statutory authority to hold hearings, but it can't subpoena witnesses. Frist spokesman Bob Stevenson says, "This is a political stunt, nothing more, nothing less...
Already, potential candidates for 2008 are being handicapped. Kerry could argue that he deserves another chance, but not since they renominated Adlai Stevenson in 1956 have the Democrats thought--mistakenly, in Stevenson's case--that they could make a winner out of the previous election's runner-up. Early attention will be focused squarely on New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. "If she wants to run, she will completely dominate the field," predicts Podesta, who admits, as a veteran of the Clinton White House, that he may not be totally objective. "In terms of fund raising, charisma, ideas and positioning...
...offers an array of vintage gear. In addition, they sell a variety of dog tags including a Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Rainbow Kerry-Edwards Dog Tag. For those who want to wallow in past democratic defeats, the online store also sells historic campaign buttons, including Gore-Lieberman, Mondale, and Stevenson for President. For those nostalgic Democrats, Hidden Sweets also sells a t-shirt that reads “Carter in ’80: ‘He’ll Work for Peanuts...
...frustration from the Bears’ fans was overwhelmed by the intense screaming coming from the large Harvard contingent at Stevenson field...