How the GOP blew it
Article Abstract:
The 80th Congress' failure to address critical issues led to the decline of public support for the Republican Party and the loss of Republican Tom Dewey in the 1948 presidential elections. Pres Harry Truman presented a program to fight inflation and attracted enough support to win the election.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1995
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Damn Yankees
Article Abstract:
Washingtonians have always joked about Southerners' alleged ignorance and poverty. However, certain events are changing perceptions about the South. These include the 1996 Olympics to be held in Atlanta, GA, presence of major corporations in the South and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1995
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Article Abstract:
Spoken expletives and the use of obscene language in the media have become an accepted part of everyday life in the 1990s. Due to this, foul language haslost whatever shock value it had years ago. Moreover, youth does not even notice its proliferation anymore.
Publication Name: Washingtonian
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0043-0897
Year: 1996
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