Word: terme
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Despite the two groups' seeming similarity, however, Rainbow organizers say that their long-term goals are slightly different. The CCA's stated purpose is to promote honest and efficient city government--although for many years, affordable housing and rent control have provided its core issues...
Many city liberals say that the upcoming election will play a critical role in shaping the future of Cambridge politics. Two long-time CCA councillors, Saundra Graham and David E. Sullivan, have announced that they plan to retire from the council after the current term expires, leaving the CCA locked in an uphill battle simply to retain its four-seat minority...
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...
...Former Nevada Senator Chic Hecht, 60, who has been nominated as Ambassador to the Bahamas, was more noted for his malapropisms than for any legislative accomplishment during his single term on Capitol Hill. Hecht once declared that he opposed a "nuclear-waste suppository" in his state. In his list of qualifications, he noted that the "life-style of the Bahamas is similar to the life-style of Las Vegas...
Israel's olive branch to the Palestinians was tentative: West Bank schools will be allowed to function for a limited 17-week term, ending in late November. If any school becomes a focus for violence during that time, it may be shut down. It is likely that classes will meet in two shifts of only four hours each, which could help to minimize that possibility...