Word: defeats
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...early going, his boat was behind. Parker's face was knotted in doubt. Would the Crimson, the defending Eastern Sprints champion, repeat or go down in defeat...
Radcliffe heavies defeat Boston University...
Northeastern heavies defeat Harvard...
Since Wyoming had not elected a Democrat to Congress since 1976, a Thomas defeat would have been especially painful for the G.O.P. The high symbolic stakes made for a vituperative campaign. Thomas' supporters spread a false rumor that his Democratic opponent, State Senator John Vinich, had filed a falsified report about an automobile accident. Vinich may have blown the race with exaggerated ads accusing the Republican of being soft on crime...
...problem is overdevelopment," he said. "We as a community need to build more affordable housing and slow the growth of luxury commercial buildings...It's necessary to defeat propostion 1-2-3 because [rent control] provides protection for the elderly and poor...