Word: problems
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...problem for the candidates as they strive to gain every edge- overt and subliminal-is tricky: How can they wake the viewers up and still appear cool and presidential...
...morn of the Wisconsin and Kansas primaries, false hopes about a largely latent campaign issue: the fate of the hostages in Iran. The Iranians and their new government, said Carter in Corpus Christi, "are making statements that might very well lead to a resolution of this problem in the future...
...State Department hopes the ruling clerics now realize that they must settle the hostage problem so they can better deal with Iran's soaring 80% inflation rate, sagging economy, foreign exchange shortage and border war with Iraq. Solving the crisis, says one Khomeini aide, "is something most of them want to do and none wishes to be seen doing." But despite the earlier flurry of optimistic headlines, the hostage crisis still seems to be a long way from being settled...
...Washington house of representatives in 1970 and to the state senate in 1974. During the gubernatorial primary campaign, he presented himself, in contrast to Ray, as moderate in both thought and personality. Said he: "I'm a thoughtful listener before I leap. I'm a problem solver at heart. That's what a psychiatrist is by profession. So if someone wants to put a gun to his head, a psychiatrist tries to help find some other solution to the problem...
McDermott's problem in November will be defeating King County [Seattle] Executive John Spellman, 53, who narrowly bested two rivals in the Republican primary. Spellman, a plodding campaigner, lost to Ray in 1976, but since then has won wide acclaim for completing Seattle's domed stadium, the Kingdome, with no cost overruns. He is now considered a formidable opponent...