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...declare candidacy before the convention. David Williams, his press secretary, said that most voters "don't know a hell of a lot" about the $60,000-a-year office. "There hasn't been a real race for Auditor in 46 years," he said. The successor to departing Auditor, John Finnegan, will serve as a "watchdog" over government programs' budgets...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, WITH WIRE DISPATCHES | Title: Democrats Prepare For State Party Convention | 5/16/1986 | See Source »

...guard June Stambaugh leads the Penn shooting attack, scoring a healthy 14.9 points per game. Junior forward Mickey Finnegan (8.9 points per game) and freshman guard Cheryl Rath (8 ppg) will also provide needed support...

Author: By Daniel B. Wroblewski, | Title: Cagers Gear Up For Big Penn-Princeton Weekend | 1/10/1986 | See Source »

...cold early spring of 1886 in the Dakota Badlands, and Theodore Roosevelt was angry. A man called Redhead Finnegan and a couple of other drifters had stolen his rowboat and taken off down the Little Missouri River. With two friends, Roosevelt went after the thieves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Smile When You Say That | 10/28/1985 | See Source »

...There is, however, peace. Mohammed Ali, a gaunt 60-year-old Ethiopian farmer, led his wife and five children on a ten-day walk to Sudan's Wad Sherife camp. At the end of the road he found scant sustenance. "I miss my village," Ali told TIME's Philip Finnegan, "but I am glad I came. I am afraid of the war. Even if I am hungry here, I don't hear the bombs and the fighting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethiopia the Politics of Famine | 5/20/1985 | See Source »

...enjoyed the support of both Egypt and Jordan in its four-year war against Iran. The most valuable addition to the Recognize Egypt campaign would be Saudi Arabia, whose prestige and caution make it a nation that many neighbors would be willing to follow. TIME'S Philip Finnegan reports that for the past two years Saudi Arabian officials have been holding secret talks with the Egyptians in Cairo and Riyadh. The meetings have covered topics ranging from the Iran-Iraq conflict to the threat of Islamic fundamentalism. Yet even if Saudi Arabia were inclined to renew bonds with Egypt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: Friends and Enemies | 10/8/1984 | See Source »

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