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...canned food and assorted boxes of dry cereal line the concrete walls of the former garage and storage space that used to be mice infested. And the remaining space is taken up by scattered boxes of bread, oranges and rice and the line of people waiting their turn to collect their monthly groceries...

Author: By Melissa Lee, | Title: Food Pantry Reaches Out to Needy | 3/3/1992 | See Source »

...rare as daisies in the snow. The photographers have gone off for lunch, and the TV crews are preparing their Tomba stories. Still, the man now in 85th place hopes there will be more watchers for his second run, if only to see Tomba come out to collect a bouquet. If Alberto wins today," he offers gamely, "I win too." Besides, he has had a chance to see his hero in action. "The legend really fits," he says, after sideslipping down the slope. "Tomba's almost spiritual, he's so relaxed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1992 Winter Olympics: Even In Alberto-Ville, Everyman Lives | 3/2/1992 | See Source »

...fact, Bush could make a lot of money for product endorsements if he wanted to collect. The American film industry isn't above extorting advertisers to put products into films. Remember the Reeses' Pieces in E.T.? That wasn't Eliot's favorite candy--M&M just didn't want to kick into Sam Spielberg's college tuition...

Author: By Tom S. Hixson, | Title: Lick Me, You Fool ! | 2/25/1992 | See Source »

...Ohio. Even if a new candidate were to file 30 seconds after the polls close in New Hampshire, he would have to win almost every last delegate from the states where he could still run to gain an outright majority. As a practical matter, he would have to collect large blocs of uncommitted delegates and those pledged to one of the five present candidates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Someone Else Leap In? | 2/24/1992 | See Source »

...rare to collect a fallen meteorite," says Marvin. "They are precious samples...

Author: By Robert C. Kwong, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Geologist Searches for Meteorites, Hopes for Clues to Earth's History | 2/5/1992 | See Source »

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