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Audiences in Iowa, where the first nominating caucuses will take place next February, have rarely heard a Democratic candidate utter such heretical words. Many bob their heads in approval. If Tsongas seems bland, his words are not. Ten years ago, he explains, he made similar speeches but no one listened. "There are moments in history when ideas catch fire," Tsongas says. "Back then I lit a match and nothing happened. Now gasoline is all over the floor." His own liberal voting record takes much of the sting out of the blunt talk...
REPORTERS: Elizabeth L. Bland, Tom Curry, David Ellis, Daniel S. Levy, Naushad S. Mehta, Andrew Purvis, Andrea Sachs, Sophfronia Scott, David E. Thigpen, Leslie Whitaker, Linda Williams...
...Henikoff's freshman year, first-singles Kristin Bland, Henikoff's doubles partner, overshadowed Henikoff. In her sophomore and junior years, Henikoff played third singles, behind doubles partner Amy deLone--who played at second singles-- and first-singles Cristina Dragomirescu...
...then the unceasingly bland small talk--some had the nerve to ask me what my SAT scores were, but the worst subject by far was geography...
REPORTERS: Elizabeth L. Bland, Tom Curry, David Ellis, Daniel S. Levy, Naushad S. Mehta, Andrew Purvis, Andrea Sachs, Sophfronia Scott, David E. Thigpen, Leslie Whitaker, Linda Williams...