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The addition of another contender to an already crowded field of telephone systems will surely multiply the confusion. By the year 2000, consumers will be able to choose from at least half a dozen vendors of a dizzying array of wireless-communications services, including pagers, voice mail, answering machines and...
Perennial contender Princeton could mount a challenge for the title, but even the strong Tiger squad will be hard-pressed to keep pace with the Quakers.
Of course, this logic crumbles if Perot actually wins the debate. Poor preparation didn't prevent Perot from creaming the wonked-out Clinton and Bush in their debates last year. With two cute phrases--"I'm all ears" and the NAFTA-related "giant sucking sound"--Perot came back from the...
This story, though, goes beyond wins and losses. The ruggers, as they sometimes call themselves, already have a long history of that: Since their last national championship in 1984, the Harvard rugby club has emerged as a perennial contender for the nation's crown.
The timing of the most recent disclosures could not be worse for Murphy. With the chief sweepstakes coming soon, there is almost constant political warfare inside the department. Murphy's few allies have already accused Lt. John F. Rooney, another potential contender for the chief's job, of leaking word...