Word: strategists
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...about the film's influence. Glenn staffers either dismiss the movie as a factor or play it up gingerly. "It plays no part in our strategy," says Bill White, head of Glenn's campaign. "On balance, though, it's more of a plus." One Democratic Party strategist sees the expected endorsement of Mondale by the AFL-CIO and the premiere of The Right Stuff, both scheduled for next month, as a publicity wash. Says he: "In October, Mondale has the AFL-CIO and Glenn has the movie...
McGovern's "New Realism" platform retained the liberal and antiwar tone of his 1972 campaign. Its major planks: a call to arms control, an end to U.S. military involvement in Central America and improved relations with Cuba. Commented Los Angeles Attorney and Democratic Strategist Mickey Kantor: "He is a decent bright man, but he is tilting at windmills that no longer exist...
MAXINE WATERS. Her style is sandpapery, her ambition transparent. As a California state assemblywoman, she has made a lot of enemies with her back-room maneuvering and habit of publicly dressing down opponents. "There is no one who wants to square off against Maxine," says Democratic Party Strategist Mickey Kantor admiringly. But foes and fans alike agree that Waters, 45, is articulate, hardworking and creative. She has emerged as the most powerful woman in California political circles and, after Assembly Speaker Willie Brown, the second most powerful black...
Such new approaches to money management have at once capitalized upon, and accelerated, a shift in the investing habits of the typical American family. Chief Portfolio Strategist Steven Einhorn of Goldman, Sachs estimates that individual investors bought $23 billion in stocks during the first three months of this year, twice the pace of the last quarter...
...power lines and assassinating members of the KhAD. Using Soviet land mines fished out of the ground with wooden pitchforks, they destroyed at least twelve enemy tanks in the Panjshir Valley last year. "We destroy their tanks in such a way that they cannot find the pieces," gloats Insurgent Strategist Mohammed es'Haq. "It has a good psychological effect...