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...Republican contest, Sen. Robert Dole (R.-Kan.) scored an impressive victory in the South Dakota Republican primary last night and bid for a back-up win in Minnesota's presidential caucuses, with Vice President George Bush far behind in both states. Dole defeated former television evangelist Pat Robertson to win Minnesota's Republican presidential caucuses last night, with Bush a distant fourth behind Rep. Jack Kemp...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dukakis Wins Minnesota Caucus | 2/24/1988 | See Source »

...College back-up generators turned on emergency lights throughout the Quad in minutes. But for the students who were stranded in Hilles when the lights failed, the five to 10 minutes of darkness seemed longer...

Author: By Noam S. Cohen, | Title: Power Outage Darkens Quad | 1/13/1988 | See Source »

...Meehan, the Crimson--the team that won the ECAC title, remember?--fell asleep along with the spectators and awoke to find itself in a heated battle with the Bruins. The Crimson regained consciousness in time to snag a 3-2 victory. But if not for the inspired play of back-up goalie John Devin, Harvard would have been the sad victim of Meehan malaise...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Can't Wait For a Match-up of the Mediocre | 12/18/1987 | See Source »

...programs have changed as a result of the crash, the career no longer looks as appealing as it once did. Chernick says that she has suggested to students "because of the unusual situation this year and the obvious economic uncertainty, that it is a very good idea to have back-up plans and other options as alternatives to investment banking...

Author: By Lisa J. Goodall, | Title: Recruiting Reflects Stock Market Crash | 12/7/1987 | See Source »

...regular signal-caller Malcom Glover went down a month ago, and Glover's back-up, John Keller, suffered a kidney injury early in Saturday's contest. When McNally, a senior, was sent in, his team was down by two touchdowns...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Don't Bother Asking The Coaches About This Game | 11/17/1987 | See Source »

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