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A Globe poll in December showed Kennedy to be Weld's closest potential contender, with 44 percent of the vote to Weld's 45. No other possible candidate came closer than 10 points to Weld.
In a front-row seat, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp < nodded to Reagan's cadences, took notes as if he were preparing his 1996 plans to chase Clinton out of the Oval Office. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, another incipient contender, hovered on an end seat with a...
Still, the Big Green is tied for second in the league and considered a top contender for the Ivy title.
Along with Brown and Harvard, Princeton has been cited as a top contender for the Ivy Championship this year.
CBS, long a weak also-ran in late night, sees a chance to become a contender in the increasingly competitive time period. After an eight-month courtship (which began when broadcast group president Howard Stringer approached Letterman at an awards ceremony in April), the network fashions a deal that would...