Word: supportively
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some of Von Raab's positions are extreme by any standard. He told TIME that he would support sending U.S. troops to Latin America to clean out the Medellin cocaine cartel -- preferably with the Colombian government's permission but without it if necessary. "People talk about sovereignty," says Von Raab, "but what about our sovereignty? They are chemical-weapons factories. They fly poison out and drop it on shopping malls...
...just a little more than a year ago when the Duke marched into the Democratic Convention in Atlanta as a conquering hero. He had just successfully walked a political tightrope, garnering the support of the liberal Rev. Jesse L. Jackson only days after choosing the conservative Sen. Lloyd Bensten (D-Tex.) as his running mate...
Williams has boosted his ratings in the past year with heavy criticism of Gov. Michael S. Dukakis and other Democratic leaders for the way they handled the state budget crisis. He said his support for the ballot proposal was a natural extension of his battle against "the centers of power" in Massachusetts...
Malone and his backers will first have to raise 51,000 signatures. Then their proposal would require the approval of one-fourth of the Massachusetts House and Senate in two separate constitutional conventions. It would then need majority support on a statewide ballot and could be placed before the voters no sooner than the 1992 election...
Political candidates can receive no more than $1000 from any one donor but there is no such limit on contributions to petition drives for ballot questions. Asked if his support for the two-term limit would enable him to receive large contributions from supporters via the fund supporting the ballot drive, Malone said he would not abuse the system...