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...lose. We were just short of votes." MEGAWATI SUKARNOPUTRI, former President of Indonesia, on her defeat in Indonesia's first direct presidential elections...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...other motivations for a Bush defeat this November...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Election 2004: College Dems Hit Pivotal N.H. Towns | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

...minutes on Saturday, the Harvard field hockey team succeeded in evading yet another defeat to Princeton...

Author: By Caleb W. Peiffer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Princeton Defeats Field Hockey With Two Last-Minute Tallies | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

Republican pollsters have long warned that Bush cannot allow his approval ratings to fall below 47% and still expect to win a second term. Which means that Bush is right on the threshold of victory--and of defeat. --By Michael Duffy

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why It's So Close | 10/25/2004 | See Source »

Should the Crimson defeat the Tigers, however, and then win its remaining Ivy games against Dartmouth and the Lions, Harvard will guarantee itself at least a share of the title, provided that the Quakers—who travel to Princeton to close out their season—do not also win all of their remaining Ivy League games...

Author: By Jonathan P. Hay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Will Rely on Backs To Move Forward | 10/22/2004 | See Source »

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