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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Minnesota, fresh off upsetting Northwestern, the nation's number 10 team, anticipated a closer match...

Author: By Charles P. Kempf, | Title: W. Tennis Topples Tame Gophers, 9-0 | 2/16/1988 | See Source »

...Huskies--the only undefeated team in Division I women's hockey--came into the championship game a heavy favorite over Harvard, but a pair of intangibles made the game a much closer match than last year's 7-1 Huskie win over the Crimson at Bright Center...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Huskies Top Icewomen, 5-1 | 2/10/1988 | See Source »

Frustrated with the power this "negligible" state has wielded in the past, critics have suggested a slew of reforms, from a national primary to a rotating system of state primaries. With each election year, the people, so convinced of the inadequacies of the Iowa system, seem ever closer to accepting these changes...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: Iowa Separates the Wheat From the Chaff | 2/10/1988 | See Source »

...before Americans condemn Iowa and its caucus, they should take a closer look at this week's results. While the final vote had its share of surprises, there is no reason to believe that the Iowa caucuses have single-handedly selected the next Democratic and Republican nominees...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: Iowa Separates the Wheat From the Chaff | 2/10/1988 | See Source »

...demands that the Sandinistas share power with the contras and Nicaragua's internal opposition. The contras said they were not even willing ! to consider a cease-fire until the Sandinistas make extensive changes in the constitution. Though the two sides agreed to meet again next week, they seemed no closer to a settlement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America Putting Guns on The Table | 2/8/1988 | See Source »

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