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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...basked in the fact that his flat tax had become something of a conventional wisdom among Republicans, Gary Bauer tried to claim the Buchanan legacy as the choice of the blue-collar conservative, while Senator Orrin Hatch and Alan Keyes struggled to find signature issues that could register a bump in the polls. In the end, the forum may have worked best for McCain - Bush's war chest was the prevailing concern, and he was clearly identified as its most credible challenger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOP Candidates Beat About the Bush | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

...collegiate level, I've felt good that we've been getting progressively faster, this year especially. We are trying to approach this fall in the same way we approach the spring which is a more intense racing season. Hopefully it'll pay off and we'll be able to bump some of the people...

Author: By Christopher J. Yip, | Title: The Drive | 10/21/1999 | See Source »

...going to play lots of man to man coverage on him," said Alford, "He is 6'6" but he also weighs 200 pounds and so he's not as fast as some of the receivers we see. Because he's not as fast [as we are] we can play bump and run on him to try and disrupt his timing. The key to that match-up is being physical...

Author: By Mackie Dougherty, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Football to take on undefeated Cornell | 10/8/1999 | See Source »

...change in Serena's life, however, will keep tennis fans glued to the little things that go bump on courtside and off. Venus, 19, was supposed to have been the first in the family to become a Grand Slam singles champ. Two years ago, Venus reached the finals of the U.S. Open only to lose badly to Hingis. She had come so close again this year but lost to Hingis in a ferocious semifinal the night before, perhaps wearing out the No. 1-ranked player enough to help Serena win on Saturday. Said Serena: "Venus was so bummed...and that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Her Serena Highness | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

...know those airline meal carts ? the ones that bump your knees and block the way to the toilet. Well, the ones on American Airlines flights from Colombia have been carrying a lot more than just bland airline food. Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested more than 50 employees of the airline and its subcontractors in Miami Wednesday, after exposing a scheme in which drugs were concealed in the carts loaded in Colombia and then removed on arrival in the U.S. An undercover sting operation had also enticed the suspects into smuggling weapons and explosives aboard planes. Agents began investigating the smuggling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Would You Like the Chicken, the Beef or the Cocaine? | 8/25/1999 | See Source »

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