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...Algeria. Boulmerka's countryman and fellow 1,500 runner, Noureddine Morceli, may be the firmest favorite in any track event, with the possible exception of Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie, world-record holder in the 5,000 and 10,000, or Kenya's Moses Kiptanui, who owns the six fastest marks in the steeplechase. The heat and humidity will open up the marathons, although Spain's world champion Martin Fiz is good in hot weather, and Uta Pippig of Germany proved her ability to withstand adversity when she won her third straight Boston Marathon despite severe cramps...
...meantime, the Republican Party will rush to swoop up soft money, helping make this the most expensive campaign in history. More than $1.5 billion is expected to be spent on all federal elections this year, with soft money making up the fastest-growing part of that lucre. The two major parties are likely to raise $125 million of it, double the amount they collected in the last presidential cycle...
According to Sachs, the results have been impressive. Among developing nations, Indonesia is among those with the greatest reduction of poverty and fastest growing literacy and education rates. At least partially as a result of HIID's work, the nation has seen an increase in life expectancy, massive internal market reform and sweeping changes to its tax code...
...rowers held on to win by .4 seconds, and their time of 5:38.1 was only five-hundredths of a second slower than the all-time fastest Charles River time, set by Brown...
Chinese runner and double-world-record holder Wang Junxia, 22, clocked the fastest times of the year in the 5,000 m and 10,000 m at China's Olympic trials last week. Wang, a farmer's daughter, is recovering from leg injuries and a nasty split with her former coach Ma Junren. Under a grueling training regimen, "Ma's Army" of runners broke several records in 1993 but drew charges--never proved--that some members were given performance-enhancing drugs...