Word: support
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Okay, I'll fess up. Last September, it was me who wrote an article in these pages entitled "Redskins, I Can Hail Thee No Longer." Citing Redskins support for Oliver North and and Gibbs' opposition to the Last Temptation of Christ, I wrote that I was "losing my allegiance to the team of my youth." In my most shameful moment, I even lambasted the team for failing to make the playoffs...
...similar disaffection with Bhutto muted criticism of her ouster. Educated at Harvard and Oxford, Bhutto nevertheless seemed to govern Pakistan as she would have a feudal kingdom. Her government appeared to operate largely by petition; she bartered Cabinet seats for increased support in Parliament, and she was unwilling to allow the army, which she distrusted, to interfere in the violent politics of her power base in the province of Sind. While a cordon sanitaire of friends and relatives kept her insulated from critics, she made sure her public appearances received immense media coverage. Like Aquino's, Bhutto's reputation...
...moment, Chamorro has buffers. Nicaraguans can blame political turmoil on Sandinista subterfuge and hyperinflation on the previous regime and, perhaps, on Chamorro's son-in-law Antonio Lacayo, who runs the government. But Aquino and Bhutto have spent much of their popular support. Unable to end Pakistan's ethnic strife, Bhutto has fallen, and her match-made husband Asif Zardari has been accused of corruption. With each threat of a coup, the Philippine economy falters, and Aquino's grip grows shakier...
Like his opponent, Harshbarger said he supports abortion rights, but the two split on other criminal justice issues. Harshbarger opposed the death penalty, citing his upbringing as the son of a minister. Sawyer favored capital punishment for those who commit first-degree murder. He also said he would support the death penalty for "major drug kingpins...
Students had praise for Silber's campaign ranging from his stance on abortion to his notoriously tough talk. One sober supporter who works for Greenpeace even linked his support to Silber's environmental policy, which the candidate refused to discuss. When asked what this policy might be, the supporter said he "hadn't realy heard...but he trusted Silber to speak the truth...