Word: controller
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Sears was also personally offensive to the old guard. As his control of the campaign increased, he became more remote and uncommunicative. At Reagan rallies, he would stay off to one side chain-smoking, not bothering to mix with the rank-and-file volunteers anxious to meet the brains of the campaign. Said a Reagan loyalist: "You never felt you could just walk in on Sears with a problem. He rarely smiled and when he did, it was always manipulating. We were all amazed at the Christmas party when Sears came in and started talking socially with us. We always...
...public last week by the Chicago Sun-Times and WMAQ-TV. Kennedy has the backing of combative Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne. But elsewhere in Illinois, most Democratic pros are working for Carter. In downstate Morgan County, for example, when Democratic Chairman Leonard Kramp, a Kennedy fan, was stripped of control over hiring local census workers, he was told by Regional Census Director Manker Harris: "You're a nonperson. You decided to back the wrong man for President. You understand politics, and this is politics...
...your government regains control of Kampuchea, would you do things differently than you did before...
...There have been many travelers to Cambodia who say there is not a single provincial capital where your flag is flying. How much of Kampuchea do you control...
...During the rainy season last year, we estimated that one-fourth of the country was under our control and one-fourth under Vietnamese control. The rest was contested. Since then, the Vietnamese have made some breakthroughs into our areas, but we have made some breakthroughs into theirs. The most important thing is that our areas of control are now spread widely across the whole country...