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...private some Republicans just couldn't resist. At 2 a.m. on election night, shortly after incumbent Missouri Democrat Jean Carnahan conceded defeat, an aide to Trent Lott sneaked into his empty Capitol office and placed a bronze plaque engraved with the words MAJORITY LEADER on Lott's desk. The plaque had been stowed in the bottom drawer of the desk since the Republicans lost control of the Senate 18 months ago, when Vermont's Jim Jeffords abandoned the G.O.P., but Lott never threw it away, just in case he returned to the Senate's top job. "I just feel exhilarated...
While the overall victory margin was small, the Administration prevailed in most of its high-priority races. In Georgia, Saxby Chambliss coasted to an upset win over incumbent Max Cleland, while Norm Coleman came back to defeat Walter Mondale in Minnesota. As soon as the final returns came in, Lott accelerated his plans for assuming control. Early last week he began courting Dean Barkley, the Independent appointed to serve out the last two months of the late Democrat Paul Wellstone's term. If Lott can lure Barkley to vote with the Republicans, he would effectively wrest control of the lame...
...Democrats, a hidden benefit of last week's defeat may be that it has forced them to take their adversary seriously. After Sept. 11, many liberals believed Bush's popularity would eventually disappear as the memory of the attacks faded, the way his father's did after the glow of the Gulf War. But the election demonstrated that this war remains immediate to many Americans, and that they still view this President as a reliable guardian of the country's resolve. "Democrats have to come to terms with just how popular the President is," says a senior Democratic aide. "They...
Corso left no doubts as he obliged the home crowd and appeared in a Benjamin Franklin get-up, predicting that Penn would defeat the Crimson and win the Ivy title on its home turf. And while Corso’s costume may have technically been inaccurate—Franklin isn’t actually Penn’s mascot—its spirit was absolutely correct. Following the genius of its bespectacled founding father, Penn invented a new way to win in this rivalry—by blowout...
Caples argues that this team was just a few wins away from being a top 10 team itself. A 2-1 defeat No. 8 Northeastern in which Harvard led late in the second half was the closest call...