Word: voter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...course, the media went wild, trying to dig up every detail and gain corroborations from Whitman staffers. Witness the remarkable reactions: Whitman's brother, also an aide, said that much of the campaign's work went toward "getting out the vote on one side, and voter sup...and keeping the vote light in other areas." Does Mr. Webster B. Whitman, in this little snippet, shy away from the term, "voter suppression?" Carl Golden, the governor-elect's chief spokesperson, said, "Sometimes voter suppression is as important in this business as vote-getting...
Unfortunately, acts of voter suppression appear far less evil--less evil than losing an election--to campaign staffers and gadflies. Rather than a fundamental infringement on citizens' rights, these cold power-magnates view their actions as mere manifestations of Realpolitik...
...days after telling reporters about spending $500,000 to suppress black- voter turnout during the New Jersey gubernatorial race, Republican strategist Edward Rollins gave a deposition to the New Jersey State Democratic Committee, which has filed a civil suit against the campaign of Governor-elect Christine Todd Whitman. Rollins said Friday his original story was a lie, concocted as a "head game" with rival political consultant James Carville...
...crime bill moving through Congress this week is as flimsy as a tin badge. Around its core of solid proposals -- money to build more high-security prisons and help local governments hire more cops -- are the kind of specious gestures that are made whenever Washington tries to tap into voter sentiment on what is largely a state-and-local issue. If adopted in its present form, the bill will extend the death penalty to 47 mostly uncommon crimes and create 60 new federal crimes for acts that are already punished by state law. Among the offenses that will...
College Lead or Leave chapters across the U.S. hold demonstations, voter registration drives, lectures and discussions to promote awareness and political involvement...