Word: supporter
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...year's presidential campaign as a giveaway to the rich (60% of its benefits will go to people with incomes of more than $200,000), the measure is expected to pass in the House. Mitchell vows to try to derail it in the Senate, but he is without the support of Texas' Lloyd Bentsen, who as chairman of the Finance Committee could be his most powerful ally...
...give up Soviet power, not to mention Soviet territory. Many American officials share this concern, although they must be careful about saying so. In a conceit of diplomatic formalism that until recently seemed quaint and futile, the U.S. Government has never recognized the legality of the Baltic annexation. Support for human and civil rights is, or is certainly supposed to be, a constant of American foreign policy...
...fire. Lambasting him for "deceitful" conduct, Lantos said the ex-Cabinet member had broken a "gentleman's agreement" concluded after two earlier delays granted at his request. "Not only is Silent Sam silent," said Ohio Republican Donald Lukens, "apparently today he's also invisible." Republican members are expected to support Democrats this week when the subcommittee ponders whether to compel Pierce to appear before it by issuing him a subpoena...
...Phil Hartman?). Still, an anniversary for Saturday Night Live -- which will mark the start of its 15th season with a prime-time special next Sunday -- is more than just a routine occasion for TV nostalgia. The pressing question: Is Saturday Night still alive or merely on life support...
Dinkins' chances for a November victory were bolstered by the fact that he won almost a third of his party's white voters, the largest share of white support ever racked up by a nonincumbent black candidate in a mayoral primary in any major city. Dinkins' victory was widely credited to his quiet, conciliatory manner, which many voters hope can heal the racial tensions in a city shaken by several racial incidents, most recently the murder of a black teenager by a gang of Brooklyn whites. "You gave this city something special," Dinkins told his cheering supporters last week...