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...rest of the pack, Thursday night is a chance to drive home their key messages, and push their agendas as vigorously as possible. No matter how dismal a showing the also-rans make, don't look for anyone to bow out in the next three weeks, says Dickerson. "Unless there's a serious problem, why bother dropping out at this point, so close to the primary?" Even the threat of a poor showing in the coming weeks isn't enough to weaken the underdogs' steely resolve to stick it out, he adds. "Candidates whose numbers could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Republicans Feel Some Primary Cholers | 1/5/2000 | See Source »

...newspaper, says, "I think these kids wanted to do something that they could be famous for. Other people tend to wait until they graduate and try to make their mark in the working world and try to be famous in a positive way. I think these kids had a dismal view of life and of their own mortality. To just focus on the bullying aspect is just to focus on one small piece of the entire picture." Meier points out that Harris' brother, from all accounts, is a great kid. "Why would a family have one good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Columbine Tapes: The Columbine Tapes | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

...Crimson, losing its starting point guard was just another blow for the already-hurting offense. Nonetheless, Harvard played the second half with increased poise and intensity, improving on its dismal first half performance--the Crimson shot a solid 45.2 percent in the second half...

Author: By Richard A. Perez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Colgate Brushes by M. Basketball | 12/13/1999 | See Source »

...Crimson answered many lingering questions about the team after turning in two dismal efforts at home against Boston University and Brown...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Harvard Snaps Three-Game Skid With 5-1 Win Over Union | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...second-hand shop, catches fish with a crude wire-and-bottle and can only ease the physical pain of abdominal cramps with a hair-dryer pressed against her belly. The alcoholic mother is reduced to exchanging oral sex for rent and electricity bills, and the two live in a dismal trailer park ironically named "Le Grand Canyon...

Author: By James Crawford, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rosetta's Chilling Portrait | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

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