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...Republicans won over the bloc by default, not a divine mandate on the issues. Evangelical voters support adding funding to the poor as well as cutting funding to abortion clinics. They are not natural allies of the Contras and the Defense department; they would be more likely to back peace in Central America and the Middle East...
This week's New York primary--which for all intensive purposes pushed Dukakis over the top--proved what political analysts and election followers knew all along: that Dukakis would win the nomination by default...
...Dukakis can't beat Bush by default. His victory will depend on decision--to take the initiative and tackle the issues...
...then there are the students who are off campus by mistake. Students returning from leave must notify Harvard in advance to get housing, and some of them miss the deadline. They find themselves in off-campus housing by default. Julia *** '91 had a similar problem. She lives at home in Medford largely because her father' checked off the wrong box on her Harvard application. "When he deals with forms he makes stupid mistakes," she says. But she adds, "I probably would have stayed home anyway...
...last option can prove especially painful when borrowers are late making payments or even ignore debts. "I didn't need the money," says Pillsbury of a $4,000 default. "I felt emotionally ripped off." Partly to avoid personal anguish, younger members of the rich set have established more than 200 foundations in the past 15 years to channel their financial contributions...