Word: blitzed
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Father of His Country Germany's Helmut Kohl, derided by political rivals as a colorless dolt, surprised nearly everyone by how skillfully he managed the blitz of political changes in his country. Just 328 days after the first hammerblows fell on the Berlin Wall, Kohl presided over unification, and later saw his leadership affirmed in the new nation's elections...
Doing most of the damage in the open court was forward Leon Dickerson, whose 22-point, 10-rebound effort was highlighted by 10-for-15 shooting from the floor. This was nothing newfor the Crimson, which saw Dickerson blitz themfor 19 points in the Crusaders' win over Harvardlast year...
Sometimes the medium gets in the way of the message. Last week the Colorado chapter of Greenpeace unveiled an antinuclear billboard blitz near the idle Rocky Flats nuclear-weapons plant outside Denver -- and ran afoul of another environmental group: Citizens Against Billboards on Highway...
...time, though, Helms' campaign seemed to lack the hard edge of his previous crusades. His early TV spots attacking Gantt as too liberal on issues such as abortion and gay rights fired up rural "Jessecrats" but not moderates and fence-sitters. Gantt raised enough money to match Helms' TV blitz in the final weeks and to gain an eight-point lead in mid-October polls...
...have four or five different blitzes to go after them with," Gordian added. "The key is the faking of the blitz. We'll disguise it well...