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...campaign in which he seems to have the bearing of a Senator but not the substance. Polls have him running anywhere from 3 to 10 points behind his Republican challenger, George Allen, son of a former Washington Redskins coach and, like Robb, a former Virginia Governor. Eager not to abandon one of the party's better-known names, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has been spending freely in recent months to keep Robb afloat. As Senate minority leader Tom Daschle has put it, "We'll do anything he wants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Noted Name Under Assault in Virginia | 10/14/2000 | See Source »

Powered also agreed to transfer ownership of the notHarvard domain name to the University on or before Dec. 15 and abandon its pending trademark applications related to the Harvard name...

Author: By David M. Debartolo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Settles Website Lawsuit | 10/11/2000 | See Source »

...encourage American support for Israel," she said. "Hopefully, Israelis will hear about this and know that the American Jewry will not abandon them...

Author: By Melissa R. Brewster, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Yom Kippur Vigil Calls for Peace in Middle East | 10/10/2000 | See Source »

Avoiding war rather than attaining peace is about the best the U.S. can hope to achieve in the Middle East right now. Washington appears to have walked Prime Minister Ehud Barak back from the brink after the Israeli leader had vowed to abandon the peace process unless violence in Palestinian territories had abated by Monday evening. Barak on Monday night announced an extension of his ultimatum and also agreed to attend a regional peace summit if President Clinton manages to convene...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It May Not be a Yom Kippur War, But Don't Count on a Yom Kippur Peace | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...tough lesson, but Cheney and Lieberman have both learned it well: To win an election, you?ve got to abandon your more out-there leanings - even if that means losing a bit of yourself in the process...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MISSING: Dick Cheney, Right-Wing Stalwart | 10/6/2000 | See Source »

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