Word: exception
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...foreign policy differs little from the Democratic contenders, except Gore, on the important questions, like a freeze on nuclear testing, and opposition to the illegal war in Nicaragua. And unlike the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Simon leaves no doubt about his support of Israel and the importance of a peace agreement in the region...
Kalb, who says he saw three of Frost's interviews, balks at the slightest comparison between the two shows. "I don't think there was anything similar at all except that they were both within an hour context and they were both on television," he says. "If [the three I saw] were representative of the other nine, they were soft, People magazine, substanceless fluff," says Kalb. Moreover, Kalb points out that despite Frost's higher budget and more explosive style, "Candidates '88" received more coverage in the media. Clearly, even an academic likes to keep track of his headlines...
...Everything was even tonight between the two teams except for the rebounding." Brown Coach Maureen Enos said. "Considering the team was suffering from the flu this week. I'm really pleased about the way we played, especially the play of the freshmen...
...indeed. Weekend skiers could see the astonishing downward and outward force that his thighs exerted in turns, just as he shifted weight from ski to ski. La Bomba calls himself the "greatest" and resembles a pair of young lovers holding hands, except that there is just one of him. It is impossible to take offense. The new phenom announced happily that his rich father would buy him a Ferrari for his win, and no one seemed to mind...
...Jackson campaign has an entourage of staff and Secret Service, plus a fleet of official vehicles to handle such chores. The local limousines are dinosaurs in the 1988 campaign, a nuisance the Secret Service would like to banish. But Jackson holds on to them, although they often ride empty except for one proud driver whose fingers no one in the Jackson campaign wants to pry from the steering wheel...