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Gubernatorial races in two southern states and a mayoral contest in California today will indicate whether last year's Republican landslide was a fluke or part of a lasting realignment among the electorate...
...YOUNG FILMMAKER WITH A POPUlar first movie is like a singer from nowhere with a surprise hit. The thing is catchy, but it could be a fluke. And the sound: Is it original or just a novelty? Best to wait for the shock of the new to wear off. It's the follow-up that shows if the artist has staying power, if he or she is worth keeping around...
Carswell wound up at Harvard largely through what he calls "a fluke." While racing at the Canadian Nationals in December of his senior year in high school, he was spotted by a Harvard team member, who recommended him to coach Frank Haggerty...
Proving that its new offensive success is not a fluke, Harvard answered with a third goal with only 2:08 left in the game. Collins trapped a breakaway pass while racing down the left wing and made a perfect cross pass to fellow forward Benedict, who drove the ball into the goal. This is especially difficult coming down the left wing, since a player is only allowed to use the left side of her stick...
...genetic makeup and the modern world, for our genes have given us the ability to forge this modern world. They have been built to satisfy our needs, to meet our requirements, to solve our problems. We have evolved to this; the path of human history is not some fluke: it is all that is true; it is who we are. STEPHEN KRIEGER New York City