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Delaney Smith's basketball roots are odder than one would expect of such a successful coach at a Division I college. In high school, she played six-player, no-dribble basketball, which she termed, "very, very different from the game of basketball." She swam at Bridgewater (Mass.) State College, which did not have a basketball team...
...recent electoral record makes it clear that Democratic candidates who fare badly in the South cannot expect to win in November. And with the possible exception of Gephardt--a "pandering populist" whose flip-flops on a number of important issues and support for protectionist trade legislation reveals him as the cynical political opportunist he is--Gore is the only Democratic candidate capable of succeeding in the South Vice President George Bush or Sen. Robert Dole...
Local politicians expect that a revised redistricting plan will be in place by the September state primary. They predict that the Legislature will change the plan for other parts of the state, but that Cambridge will fare much as it did in the proposal that was rejected by the courts...
UNLIKE any other candidate, the voters know what to expect if they elect Gov. Michael S. Dukakis as their next president. Dukakis is the only Democrat in the race who has a proven track record of success, and he has also demonstrated the personal qualities of honesty, candor, and integrity that set him apart from his competitors...
...mats embossed with a representation of the national emblem. Eagle-eyed government agents swooped down and confiscated the disrespectful place mats. Saul Kahan, senior partner of McDonald's in Mexico, explained, "Our intention was never to give offense. It was to help Mexicans learn about their culture." Do not expect the chain to introduce a new dish called McEaglets anytime soon...