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Word: wrighting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...commission suffered from the $491 millionin budget cuts ordered by Dukakis for fiscal year1990. Eight of its employees have been laid off,says Judith K. Wright, press liaison for MCAD...

Author: By Chip Cummins, | Title: Legislature Debates Gay Rights | 10/2/1989 | See Source »

...declares, "The troops are starting to get restless. There have been no clear alternatives and damn little criticism. Foley and Mitchell should be out front." Yet the Democrats have been mired in troubles of their own: the convoluted agony of the pay raise, the forced resignations of Speaker Jim Wright and whip Tony Coelho, and now the sex scandal involving Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank. Nor is the climate right for combat, with the economy perking along and the President enjoying an extended honeymoon. Grouses former party chairman Bob Strauss: "This is not the time to take on George Bush head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: . . . And on Capitol Hill | 9/25/1989 | See Source »

Perhaps this was the case for the select group Leibowitz has chosen to study. It includes such quintessential Americans as noted socialist-anarchist Emma Goldman, novelist Richard Wright and architect Louis Sullivan...

Author: By Susan B. Class, | Title: Lost in Pretension | 9/23/1989 | See Source »

Such statistics do not refute the argument that a gun, even if not fired, can save a life by discouraging a murderous attacker. Still, Tulane sociologist James Wright points out that guns have limited usefulness in preventing crimes. About 90% of crimes in homes occur when the resident is away, he notes, while violent crimes often take place on the streets. Says Wright: "Unless you make a habit of walking around with your gun at all times, you're not going to stop that either...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do Guns Save Lives? | 8/21/1989 | See Source »

...Bradley were to fall, it would be of his own making. No different than Jim Wright or Ed Meese or Richard Nixon. Because he is Black does not make him immune to criticism, or to flaw...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Failing to Scrutinize Black Leaders | 8/15/1989 | See Source »

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