Word: third
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...Republicans' proposals; most of the rest is mired in some serious GOP infighting. In a particularly poignant example Thursday, a $2 billion cut in foreign aid favored by the party's fiscal hawks (for the money) and neo-isolationists (for the principle) was dragged down by a third GOP faction that wanted to tack on anti-abortion provisions. While Clinton stands back and drawls about "sitting down and working this out" even as his promised vetoes loom, the GOP is stuck with a vow they can't be seen breaking and a tableful of work they can't seem...
Every Widener wussie knows the red line on the floor leads deep down to Pusey and the yellow stripe lights the way to Lamont. But now, without warning: a third line. Blue. The cocky and new-looking line begs two questions--why and where does it go? Barbara A. Mitchell, head of Access Services in Widener Library, spilled the beans on new blue: It's only temporary. The on-going Widener construction has blocked an exit and the blue line will take after-hours bookworms out of the library via the backroads--through the Staff Lounge (which Mitchell reminds...
Just as the game seemed destined for extra time, the Crimson proved its resiliency, taking the lead for the third time in the match...
...general, third party candidates can serve an important function in a two-party electoral system. For one thing, third parties often address issues that other two parties won't. In 1992, H. Ross Perot attacked both Republicans and Democrats for their refusal to discuss the nation's burgeoning budget deficit...
Secondly, third parties can often appeal to the vast majority of American's who don't normally vote. These alienated non-voters are generally swayed by the anti-establishment tone typical of most third-party candidates. Gov. Ventura is living proof of how these non-voters can sway an election...