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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Democratic party is known for its ability to pull together diverse groups. Jesse Jackson's success is proof that party can garner much support from a populist platform and a charismatic pitch to the disenfranchised. The Democrats should find this method to be equally effective in attracting evangelicals...

Author: By Frank E. Lockwood, | Title: Preaching Donkeys | 5/16/1988 | See Source »

...time you can get people to put their bottoms where their brains are, it's a success," Bell said about the protest...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: Black Law Students End Dean's Office Sit-In | 5/12/1988 | See Source »

...good deal of credit for the Crimson's success this year--Harvard wrapped up its first outright Ivy League title since 1985 a week ago--must go to goalie Kelly Dermody. Dermody was in net the year Harvard lost to Dartmouth in 1985, the first time in six years the Crimson failed to win the Ivy title. Since then, Dermody has helped lead Harvard to a share of the Ivy crown last year and an outright league title this year...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Laxwomen Get Shot at NCAA Title | 5/11/1988 | See Source »

That strategy by GM -- America's leading industrial company -- will bolster its profitability but do nothing to help the U.S. close the trade deficit. Nor will any trade bill Congress devises have much chance of success if U.S. companies lose their resolve to outhustle and outsell foreign competitors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Losing Ground | 5/9/1988 | See Source »

...Kennedy mystique seems particularly appealing in 1988. The yearning that some feel to cast a protest vote or express a passion for social change has been partly reflected in the success of Jesse Jackson's candidacy. But the triumph of George Bush and Michael Dukakis has submerged political passion in favor of pragmatism and efficiency. Each has his programs and respectable records. Dukakis even tries to evoke the Kennedy legacy. But they pale in comparison to the faded photographs of Bobby reaching out to endless seas of eager hands and exciting admiring crowds. Bush has apologized to his supporters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Robert Kennedy: The Last Hero | 5/9/1988 | See Source »

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