Word: richardson
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...While Richardson stressed his gold-plated qualifications, Shamie, 63, a self-made millionaire, echoed Reagan's homey themes of patriotism and family values...
...both parties held primaries last week to nominate candidates for the Senate seat vacated by ailing Democrat Paul Tsongas, there were signs that the political winds were shifting. In a stunning upset, Political Neophyte Raymond Shamie, a conservative Republican businessman and unabashed Reagan booster, trounced former Attorney General Elliot Richardson, a progressive with a mile-long resume of public service, by an astounding 24 points (62% to 38%). Said Boston Political Consultant Michael Goldman...
...recently as last July, polls gave Richardson, 64, a veteran of four Cabinet posts, a seemingly unbeatable lead of nearly 30 points. But his 15-year stint in Washington left him out of touch with the changing Bay State electorate, and his lusterless campaign failed to catch fire...
When the visitors from New Zealand reached the museum entrance, they touched noses, Maori-style, with their waiting American hosts. These included J. Richardson Dilworth, the Metropolitan's chairman, and officials of the American Federation of Arts, which organized the exhibit of Maori sculpture, and the Mobil Corp.. which helped pay for it. The ceremony ended with a tour of the show by tribesmen, who paused and prayed before each major piece of sculpture and offered incantations...
...party must now strongly identify with President Reagan, who carried the state by 2421 votes out of nearly 2.5 million cast, he says. "Among those 200,000 people who vote in the Republican party, the most popular person is not Ray Shamie or Elliot Richardson, but Ronald Reagan...