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...important ingredient of the Reagan-Bush reign in the 1980s was the Republicans' ability to woo younger voters. Ronald Reagan's optimistic aura appealed to twentysomethings, who previously tended to support Democrats. Bush retained that support in 1988 by a narrow margin and did even better among slightly older baby boomers. This year Clinton ran ahead of Bush in every age group, but his largest margin was among those between 18 and 24. One reason was Clinton's limber courtship of the young in show-biz terms -- playing his sax on the Arsenio Hall show, for instance, and featuring rock...
Visions that balance preservation of this country's natural resources and scenic areas with a productive, well-run economy could certainly woo voters who find it difficult to decide between the candidates on other issues. And this time around, the choice for president based on environmental concerns is as clear as a smog-free November...
Bush's stance on the spotted owl issue reveals his political desperation. In an attempt to woo Oregon and Washington voters, many of whom are connected to the logging industry and have lost their jobs during the last 10 years, the president reverted to scapegoating tactics and blamed the owl for the industry's economic woes...
...college that at least publicly ranks campus diversity as one of its top admissions priorities, why is it so hard for Harvard to attract minority students? One reason is money. In recent years, schools like Stanford and Duke have begun to woo prospective minority first-years with attractive race-based aid packages...
...what Japan still calls its Northern Territories, a volcanic archipelago stretching 186 miles from Japan's northern border waters that was seized by the Soviets in the waning days of World War II. Tokyo wants those territories back, and part of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa's strategy is to woo the 25,000 Russian residents with hints of the good life that would blossom under Japan's rule...