Word: striping
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Rocky Mountains provided a generally safe sanctuary for incumbents of whatever stripe. In Montana, Liberal Democrat Pat Williams, who ran against Reaganomics, and Conservative Republican Ron Marlenee, who defended the program, were returned as the state's two Congressmen. The state's house of representatives, however, switched into Democratic hands, partly because voters blamed Republican members for the cuts in state-run social services, the consequence of reduced federal funds for some domestic programs. Despite the region's Republican leanings, two Democratic Governors were reelected: Colorado's Richard Lamm and Wyoming's Ed Herschler have both been able to balance...
...developments," background on Joan, and details of the ongoing investigation. For newspapers that weren't able to send a photographer to the conference, the Websters had even produced still photographs of themselves and the new reward poster. To the gold pin on Terry's left lapel and to the stripe in George's maroon tie, the advance photos had been planned to match pictures taken during the conference itself...
...must take immediate action. Precious University resources are flowing from the endowment coffers for pom-poms and megaphones; pleated mini-skirts for the gals, and snug-your-bum slacks for the guys. Underprivileged students, meanwhile, yearn for larger scholarships; scientists of every stripe cut throats for research funds; and the window men at Lowell House have vowed not to remove their scaffolding until someone starts paying the bills down there. Can we afford cheerleaders in times of fiscal austerity...
...Springfield netminder lunged for the ball, slipping on the wet turf, allowing Landry to five a bullet in the direction of the open goal. The ball hit the left post and meandered slowly along the goal line, seemingly too lazy to cross the white stripe...
...Mitterrand faces a major challenge from people of his own party's stripe: French workers. After a honeymoon period of benign cooperation with the government, unions are becoming increasingly unruly. Last month a walkout disrupted production at the country's two major automobile companies, Renault and Citroën. Laborers at both firms were demanding higher wages and other benefits. Coming from the Socialist President's natural constituency, such unrest should remind Mitterrand that support can never be taken for granted, and that in politics, seven years, not to say 14, is a very long time...