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Word: wouldn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Frequently, the candidates wouldn't even talk to me. One resented the fact that I was doing too much, because it made her look like she was doing nothing. Zwirn hated me at first because of an old political fight he had with my father. As a result, nothing got done...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Fear and Loathing on Long Island | 11/7/1989 | See Source »

Being a Democrat in Nassau County might best be defined as the politics of the down and out. We have no inspiring candidates, close to no money and almost no voter support. We are used to losing, and probably wouldn't even know what to do if we won. The result is one-party, closed-door government, running local affairs with no effective opposition...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Fear and Loathing on Long Island | 11/7/1989 | See Source »

...just a guy coming out of Harvard," says R. Victor Jones, Wallace professor of applied physics. "He's been in the legislature for eight years, and one might expect that someone coming out of academia wouldn't survive in the dog-eat-dog world of politics, but he's done very well...

Author: By Darcy L. Tromanhauser, | Title: Former Dean Heads for Beacon Hill Post | 11/7/1989 | See Source »

...tough part of our season, where we were playing well, but losing close games," Reilly said. "You can take that a couple times, but it gets frustrating. We reached a point where a lot of us wouldn't have minded if the season had ended...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: A Season of Hex, Sighs and Videotape | 11/1/1989 | See Source »

...leader of the officially recognized Liberal Democratic Party said the "political structure no longer corresponds to the will of the people" or they "wouldn't be taking to the streets and there wouldn't be movements like Neues Forum [New Forum] and Demokratie Jetzt [Democracy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: East German Protesters Flood Streets | 10/31/1989 | See Source »

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