Word: wes
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When Bill Brewster announced his retirement, Oklahoma Democrats scrambled to save the last Democratic seat in the state. Now the man with the longest run as Oklahoma Senate majority leader faces the man for every party, new Republican Wes Watkins. Roberts' record on jobs, and his endorsement from former House Speaker Carl Albert, make him a real contender...
...WES WATKINS (R) District...
Dugan is tough on crime, but opposes what he calls G.O.P. extremism and cuts in Medicare and education, which he calls a preventive measure against youth crime. This seat was considered ripe for Democratic picking when G.O.P. incumbent Wes Cooley ran into trouble this fall. Then came Bob Smith, a tougher candidate than Cooley ever would have been...
...books dumb down the issue so much that I don't think they respect the situation as it really is," says Roger Sutton, editor in chief of the Horn Book Magazine in Boston. "Kids know that life is more complex than these books would have you believe." And Sergeant Wes McBride, a Los Angeles County sheriff's department gang expert who has followed Williams' street career, is muted in his support. "We accept help from all quarters," he says, "but if you kill four people, you still have...
...WES WATKINS Republican--Oklahoma 3rd Watkins is returning to the seat he occupied from 1977 to 1991 as a Democrat. In doing so, he erases the last Democratic congressional toehold in the state...