Word: trails
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been synonymous, and it was hard to imagine Candidate Henry working the boardwalk at Coney Island or milking a cow at the state fair. So it was scarcely surprising when he announced last week that he had decided to stick to the global path rather than explore the campaign trail...
...group of reptiles most closely related to mammals; a large number of sphenodonts, small, lizard-like reptiles whose only living relative is the tuatara of New Zealand; yard-long crocodiles with spindly legs, a whiplike tail and a sleek body that Olsen calls "the cheetahs of their time"; a trail of penny-size footprints left by a dinosaur no bigger than a sparrow...
...practice pad that accompanies him everywhere. Pete's life moves to this same rhythm: jazzy, snazzy, yet lacking in soul. If he had one it would be packed in a two-suiter with his scruples, in the lost-luggage office of some airport on a half-forgotten campaign trail...
Something similar occurs in Huey Long, Ken Burns' rather too conventional documentary about the rise and demise of our most successful demagogue. The antique footage of Long on the campaign trail, directing his mating cries at the bedazzled Louisiana electorate, retains its hypnotic power more than a half-century later; he had the great seducer's capacity to enlist his victims' complicity in his lies. The testimony Burns has elicited from the plain people who elected Long Governor and Senator, and were preparing to back his presidential campaign when he was assassinated, makes it clear they have never known...
...former Prime Minister, though, ran a savvy campaign, sending musical shows on the campaign trail and surrounding himself with popular national figures, including Olympic Marathon Winner Carlos Lopes. Soares also emphasized his political experience and his achievements, including the country's entry into the E.C. Ultimately, Soares won back support from Socialists who had defected from Salgado Zenha after he won Communist backing. Salgado Zenha ended up with 20.9% of the vote and Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo got just...