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According to Peggy Brandon, a reservations clerk for a Holiday Inn in Manchester, hotel rooms during the two weeks before the primary were booked up in December...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: Campaign Doldrums | 2/21/1992 | See Source »

...been full from like the eighth until Wednesday," said Brandon, adding that Wednesday morning had seen a mass exodus of reporters from the state...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: Campaign Doldrums | 2/21/1992 | See Source »

...Your Ante!") Slutty Mona Lott hits it off with Collier Bluff (Todd Forman), the dorky Tropicana dealer who "doesn't know his ace from a hole in the ground." Compulsive name-dropper Liza Lott goes for compulsive gambler Roland Dice (Don Davis). Screechy Cara Lott goes for geeky Brandon Ewday (Ian Henderson...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Lotts of Fun in Las Vegas | 2/21/1992 | See Source »

...apartment, moved into Plaza Place, emergency transitional housing for families in Charlotte. "A lot of things run through your mind when you don't have a place to live," says Tamey. "You wonder how did you get this way? How did this happen?" The kids felt the pain too. Brandon, a bright child with a sharp mind, hungered for attention and grew angry at times. Without any peers, Nicole, a pretty girl with a sweet smile and a quick wit, was adrift and alone. They had no friends, no neighborhood, no grandmother and little reason for hope...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: North Carolina: They're Home for Christmas | 12/30/1991 | See Source »

...Then their good fortune multiplied. Last month an anonymous donation from a local church gave the clan enough money to rent a furnished apartment on Charlotte's southside. Nicole and Brandon still share a bed, but this time it's a double. They have enrolled at Montclaire Elementary, where Nicole is turning into a math whiz. Brandon, who has befriended every kid in class, is proud of his creative writing. But he is proudest of his new home. "I have my own room, a dresser where I keep my clothes," says he. "I got blinds and a teddy bear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: North Carolina: They're Home for Christmas | 12/30/1991 | See Source »

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