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...ever existed, is a long way back in the rear view mirror of American politics. Gone are the days when, in a close and corrupt election, Richard Nixon gracefully conceded the White House to John F. Kennedy's '40 mistresses, Jackie O.'s pillbox hats and J. Edgar Hoover's wiretaps. Instead, we have both campaigns girding themselves up for scorched-earth strategies, in which the fate of the presidency will be decided by poorly punched ballots, recount deadlines and judicial fiat...

Author: By Ross G. Douthat, | Title: In Nation, Stability Reigns | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

...Really not looking forward to trick-or-treating this year b) Choosing fabrics for the 2001 Jorg for Men collection c) The J. Edgar Hoover of Austria d) Trying anything to encourage trade with Japan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Oct. 23, 2000 | 10/23/2000 | See Source »

...Defense. Employing the best middle-of-the-field defense in baseball, the Cardinals have reason to be confident because shortstop Edgar Renteria, second baseman Fernando Vina and center fielder Jim Edmonds will form a black hole up the middle. Grounders, line drives and pop-ups will go there...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How to Accept the Impending Mets' Defeat | 10/11/2000 | See Source »

...Crimson gave Rahne a little boost to start the third quarter. Two defensive pass interference calls sustained an opening drive that ended with a 24-yard bullet to Edgar Romney...

Author: By Alexander M. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Oh No, Not Again: Splendorio Seals Another Improbable Cornell Comeback | 10/10/2000 | See Source »

...Gore family's links with Occidental date back to the vice president's father's close relationship with Armand Hammer, the oil baron who created Occidental and who often found himself in the limelight of controversy because of his extensive investments in the old Soviet Union. When J. Edgar Hoover had accused Hammer of being a communist agent in 1962, Senator Gore defended him on the Senate floor, and after performing other favors for the company over the years, Gore Senior, after losing his Senate seat in 1970, took a job with an Occidental subsidiary for an annual salary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gore's Big Oil Connection: An 'Occident' of Birth? | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

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