Word: surely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reason Mayor Daley won every election he ever ran in--including six for mayor--was that he always made sure that he had enough votes to win, even if he had to buy them or stuff the ballot box. Mayor Washington won his amazing upset in 1983 because the white community was divided, and the Black community--unified around the cause of getting a Black mayor for the first time in Chicago's history--made sure he had enough of their votes...
...Mayor Daley deserved to win because he made sure that he would have enough votes to win from the outset, and he ran a smart, fair campaign. In Chicago, since everyone is a Democrat, political lines must be drawn on different factors. Race is a particularly useful factor for lining up allegiances, since the Black community no longer trusts the white politicians who have abused them for years, and the white community is afraid that Black politicians will allow their city to fall into ruin...
...defense of the offense, the scoring was more spread out than usual--a sure sign of a stronger, more evenly-rounded attack...
Pepsi recently announced that it decided to cancel prematurely its Madonna ad, but added that the decision was in no way sparked by outrage and calls for a Pepsi boycott from Christian groups. Sure. Nothing like explaining a cool $5 million toilet flush to your shareholders, now is there...
...This proposal is outrageous," said Rep. Robert H. Marsh (R-Wellesley)."We can't even be sure how much [of] a deficit we have now, so the Ways and Means Committee comes to us with a request for additional spending. Where do they think this money is going to come from? This is outrageous...