Word: successful
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...softened their views considerably." Another reason is that Nixon has spent the past ten years tirelessly and skillfully campaigning for rehabilitation, for public acknowledgment of what he considers his deserved status as elder statesman. Says Dean: "Richard Nixon is running for ex-President." That he should campaign with some success hardly surprises veteran Nixon-watchers like John Sears, a former White House deputy counsel. Says Sears: "Right now he's in a period of recovering, but what's so unusual? He's spent half his life recovering...
...founder of the New York City-based Jewish Defense League, who emigrated to Israel with his special brand of right-wing extremism in 1971, was still savoring one of the most divisive victories in last month's elections. Three times before, he had tried and failed. His success was yet another indication that the Israeli electorate was shifting to the right...
Unexpected fundraising success and stringent belt-tightening have put the Graduate School of Education in the black, despite earlier projections that it would finish the last fiscal year with as much as a $400,000 deficit...
...This success is due chiefly to the rich, seductive vocals of Linda Hopper and Lynda Stipe. Whether they are reciting rhymes like "One-two buckle my shoes" in flat monotone, or creating beautiful, dark harmonies in "Choukoutien" and "Elaine's Song", Hopper and Stipe manage to embrace both the earthy and unearthly, without sounding arch or immature...
Almost nothing could take away from the success of the first round of Olympic soccer held at Harvard Stadium last week, although from the way ABC covered it, the American public could well be unaware that the Olympic torch ever graced campus turf...