Word: three-term
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Bradley presides over his campaign kickoff in his boyhood hometown of Crystal City, Mo.--and the day the chattering classes begin to realize what Bradley already knows: he has maneuvered himself into position to wrest the Democratic presidential nomination from Al Gore. The former basketball star and three-term New Jersey Senator has just given what some are calling the most effective speech of his career, a fuzzy, conversational, unabashedly idealistic sermon that sells him as the savior of politics itself ("The American people have a right to be skeptical, but I have a right to try to change that...
...York voters as well expressed their distaste for the base brand of politics practiced by three-term incumbent Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato, by purging themselves of his leadership. In the past, D'Amato has shown himself to be the worst sort of political opportunist, flip-flopping on the issues and exploiting ethnic and racial stereotypes for his political gain. The victor in the Senate race, Representative Charles E. Schumer '71 has shown himself to be a devoted public servant and will hopefully serve New Yorkers better than his predecessor...
...struggle to define the future of the Democratic Party, progressives must be prepared to fight for their values. Just as important, they must be prepared to elect a representative who will take this fight to Congress. George Bachrach, a former three-term state senator, is one of 10 candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to represent Cambridge in the U.S. House of Representatives. The primary is Sept...
There is a power in giving up power," Bill Bradley is saying, "and I didn't expect that." The former NBA star and three-term Senator from New Jersey explains that after he left public office in 1996, he kept right on talking about his signature issues--race relations, global trade, economic stress, campaign-finance reform--"and people would come up and say, 'So you really believe the things you've always said? You weren't just trying to manipulate us for our votes?' And I'd say, 'No, this is what I feel.'" Bradley gives an impish grin...
...less enthusiastic toward incumbents Susana M. Segat and David P. Maher. Segat, a labor organizer and mother of two, has worked on increase principals' budgetary discretion, but her goals are vague. Maher, a three-term committee member, has brought federal dollars into the system and has focused attention on needy schools. But his background is in business, not education...