Word: beate
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Whether he likes it or not, Mondale is once again the candidate to beat. Unlike previous favorites who fell apart after New Hampshire upsets, Mondale has struggled back on top. Illinois was a solid win for him. Labor rallied, the blue-collar workers and old folks turned out, the regular Democrats followed the endorsements of party leaders. Mondale even reached into the Chicago suburbs to win a large share of Hart's Yumpie (young upwardly mobile professional) vote. It went pretty much according to the pundits' script-at least as it was written before New Hampshire, when...
...more vote than necessary. I'll be damned if I'll pay for a landslide." Frank Mankiewicz suggests that Hart could turn the age-change issue into a joke simply by beginning a speech with a statement of fact and then, after pausing a beat, adding, "I'm as certain of that as I am of my own age." Hart's arduous climb from restless small-town boy to presidential contender has sharpened and toughened him. The campaign will test whether his steely cool is well tempered, or too brittle. -By Evan Thomas. Reported by Hays...
...together they will give the country to the U.S.S.R." When I tell him that Señor Duarte assured me that "if ARENA wins the elections, they will get rid of us all," D'Aubuisson sneers. "They are scared to death because they know we are going to beat them." The words fear and guts are very important in the major's vocabulary. "The guerrillas' intention is to capture me alive. Two guerrillas who were in charge of kidnaping my mother and who now work with me have told me so. They will never succeed. I have...
...Trudeau Cabinet members promptly gave Turner their support, and even opponents concede that he will be tough to beat. Still, Turner faces stiff competition from several seasoned Liberals, all talking trendily of "fresh approaches" and "a fresh agenda for the new times." The other contenders include Donald Johnston, 47, Economic and Regional Development Minister; Mark MacGuigan, 53, Justice Minister; and John Roberts, 50, Employment and Immigration Minister. Turner's toughest challenge could come from Minister of Energy Jean Chrétien, 50, a popular Quebecker who will announce his candidacy this week...
...addition, Rick Springfield will star in and perform the music for another rock-oriented movie, Hard to Hold; one single, Love Somebody, has already been released, though the film is not due until April. The beat will go on with such upcoming movies as Purple Rain (music by Prince) and Beat Street (Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force, among others...