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Mohammad Zia ul-Haq
Mohammad Zia ul-Haq 1924-88, Pakistani military and political leader. Named general and chief of staff by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1976, he declared martial law in July, 1977, in response to agitations against election fraud. He imprisoned Bhutto, later (1979) executing him. Zia became president in... Read more |
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Emilys List
EMILY'S LIST EMILY'S LIST, a political donor network based in Washington, D.C., was formed in 1985, its name derived from the acronym "Early Money Is Like Yeast" and its mission to help elect Democratic, pro-choice women nationally. Ellen Malcolm was inspired to create a donor network for women... Read more |
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Walter Frederick Mondale
Walter Frederick Mondale (Fritz Mondale), 1928-, Vice President of the United States (1977-81), b. Ceylon, Minn., LL.B., Univ. of Minn., 1956. A liberal Democrat, he was active in the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party and served as state attorney general (1960-64). When Hubert Humphrey became vice... Read more |
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Richard J Riordan
Richard J. Riordan , 1930-, American businessman and politician, b. Flushing, N.Y. He moved to Los Angeles, where he amassed a fortune through venture capitalism, real estate investment, and leveraged buyouts. In 1993 the conservative Riordan was elected mayor of Los Angeles, the first Republican to... Read more |
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Democratic party
Democratic party American political party; the oldest continuous political party in the United States. Origins in Jeffersonian Democracy When political alignments first emerged in George Washington's administration, opposing factions were led by Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson . In the... Read more |
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Margaret Chase Smith
Margaret Chase Smith 1897-1995, U.S. senator from Maine (1949-73), b. Skowhegan, Maine. She taught school briefly and then worked (1919-28) on the Skowhegan weekly newspaper. In 1930 she married Clyde Smith, the publisher of the paper, and upon his election as a U.S. representative served in... Read more |
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Thomas Stephen Foley
Thomas Stephen Foley 1929-, American political leader, b. Spokane, Wash. A lawyer, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964. Foley became a prominent liberal Democratic member of Congress. He was chairman of the House agriculture committee (1975-81), Democratic whip (1981-87),... Read more |
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Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong After a brilliant 13-year career in the Singapore Armed Forces Lee Hsien Loong (born 1952) was elected a member of Parliament for Teck Ghee in 1984, winning more than 80 percent of the vote. In October 1990 he became deputy prime minister to Goh Chok Tong. Lee Hsien Loong,... Read more |
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Thomas Edmund Dewey
Thomas Edmund Dewey 1902-71, American political figure, governor (1943-55) of New York, b. Owosso, Mich. Admitted (1925) to the bar, Dewey practiced law and in 1931 became chief assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. After briefly serving (1933) as U.S. attorney, he was... Read more |
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Jeffords' move enables gridlock: ; But obstruction is a poor excuse for...
...the votes that Republican candidates for...of votes that Republican candidates for...candidates won by Republicans in 2000? What...deadlock is three election cycles old. Which...discovered that the Republican Party is objectionably...after ... |
 "The Economist (US)")
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Hard to get; Women voters.(Winning women's votes)
...done so in every election since 1964...women. After the Republican convention white...final debate the Republican candidate derided...health" as an excuse for abortions...running out. In 1984 Geraldine Ferraro...pair lost the ... |
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EVANS & NOVAK
...win for the Republican Party in...votes in 1984. 2) Republicans not only...reelected a Republican White House...majority. 5) Republicans scored a...consecutive losing elections, the Democrats...7) This ... |
 "The Washington Times (Washington, DC)")
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Why Thompson should skip Iowa.(LETTERS)(FORUM)
...correlation between winning Iowa and capturing...Mondale in 1984 and John Kerry...But how do Republicans fare? Out...incumbent Republican has won both...the eventual Republican winner gets...the general election victor ... |
 "Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA)")
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U.S. Senate race: the Clymer factor // NEW ERA NEWSMAKER
...will doom Republican Sen. Arlen...win re-election.A conservative...left the Republican party in...a shot at winning. A long...for most Republicans or Democrats...Farm' or '1984,' where...problem. ... |
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Will Democrats head South?
...explanation of, if not an excuse for, the South feeling...it would make 1984's "Super Tuesday...could threaten the Republican Party's hold on...three presidential elections, with three different...conservative Democrats were winning 73 ... |
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What's next? The mourning period is over. Now, four simple guidelines for...
...THERE ARE NO EXCUSES--NO THWARTED...True, Republicans have won...landslide in 1984--is a...Democrats winning presidential elections in the future...if the Republicans are unsuccessful...securely Republican, ... |
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The aimless juggernaut. (Pres. Clinton's reelection bid)(Lexington)(Column)
...all nine Republican candidates...Like the Republicans but without...with that in 1984 for President...fun to be winning. He can...s Senate election. He can...Clinton and Republicans ripping one...ahead of any ... |
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AOH GETS ITS IRISH UP OVER SENATE VOTE.(Local)
...Downstate Republican senators...leadership and Republican Comptroller...made between election support and...We could excuse Bruno because...the year in 1984 - said he...are used to winning by large margins...year when ... |
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COLUMN: Superdelegates: The party bosses' triumph
...Unimportant in any election since 1984, the superdelegates...keep him from winning."In 1976...wage against a Republican president...Then came 1984, when voters...Committee in 1984, recalled recently...to provide an ... |
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