Word: unseat
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...contest for the U.S. Senate nomination, Democratic Representative Wyche Fowler defeated Hamilton Jordan, chief of staff in Jimmy Carter's White House. But Fowler faces a formidable rival in November, when he tries to unseat conservative Republican Senator Mack Mattingly...
Natsios' refusal to step down upon announcing opened the door for forces in the Republican party dissatisfied with Natsios' leadership, led by former Senatorial candidate Ray Shamie and Joseph D. Malone, manager of the Shamie Foundation, to initiate their attempt to unseat Natsios in favor of Malone. Malone said he didn't consider the idea of a motion to unseat Natsios in the 80-member GOP state committee...
...demonstration against the proposed drilling was Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, who complained that Governor George Deukmejian was "putting up a FOR SALE sign along the whole state of California." Democrat Bradley is hoping to make the oil leases a political issue in his campaign this election year to unseat the Republican Governor. Deukmejian, who has supported offshore drilling in the past, has been critical of the new plan. He reserved formal judgment on it, however, while statewide hearings were being held...
DURING THE PAST several weeks the Undergraduate Council has received a surprising amount of attention in College dining halls, dorm rooms and media. That scrutiny began when the supporters of a bid to unseat the student government's top officer tried to turn a campus-wide divestment referendum into a vote of confidence on incumbent Chairman Brian C. Offutt '87. What emerged from these controversies was a debate over student government's responsibility to take stands on what members have called "controversial political questions...
Neither candidate spoke about divestment, or mentioned the council's none-too-clear mandate to shape campus debate of important issues. They did not offer new visions of student government at Harvard. Offutt called the week-long effort to unseat him "bickering," and, among other things, said he would like to see Harvard Stadium used for rock concerts. Lane, who lost the election, also steered clear of anything resembling a larger question of student government. Her campaign statement focused on the need to heal rifts within the council...