Word: select
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...cast a straw vote on their preference for the Democratic presidential nominee in 1980. It is one of the quirkier contests in the history of American politics, since it has a theoretical significance rating of about minus ten. Not until after a primary on March 11 will Florida Democrats select their 100 delegates to the Democratic National Convention...
Nowhere is the battle between the two camps fiercer than in Dade County, which includes Miami and will select the most delegates, 188. The Kennedy side is led by Mike Abrams, who operates out of a public relations agency on Biscayne Boulevard. At a meeting of 400 workers in the grand ballroom of the Dupont Plaza Hotel, he announced that the Kennedy workers would wear "K" stickers on caucus day so that they can be identified and served Cokes as they wait in line. Joked he: "The other side will probably have caviar, but all of you bring 25 people...
...year-old aristocrat, who disclaimed his title in 1963 (and later shortened his name from Anthony Wedgwood Benn), he was weaned on politics. At Oxford, where he received an M.A. in history, Benn was president of the select Oxford Union and a masterly debater. He won the first of his twelve elections to Parliament from Bristol South-East in 1950 and served in several Labor Cabinets...
...result, this April the foundation will select the last group of 100 students to receive fellowship grants, and the program will end in 1986, when they complete their studies...
...Harvard Crimson welcomes mail from its readers. Letters will be run as space permits. The Crimson reserves the right to edit letters for grammar and clarity, and to select a headline. All letters to the editor must be signed. Letters should be typed, triple-spaced, and mailed to The Harvard Crimson, 14 Plympton St., Cambridge, Massachusetts...