Word: fray
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...Sandip N. Bhojani, the night manager, enters the fray. iThe U.S. President doesnit come here, no.i...
...participated in negative campaigning in the last several months (and Tuesday's Democratic debate in Harlem produced disturbing performances from both candidates), Bradley and McCain are in a particularly difficult position: Having cast themselves as reformers and mavericks, they seem as though they ought to be morally above the fray of down-and-dirty campaigning. Thus, when they've found themselves the object of sustained attack and record-twisting, they have been slow to respond and especially vulnerable to the whistle of the referees in the media and the electorate...
...Lebanon between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas. Administration hawks say the attacks show that Iran remains committed to state-sponsored terrorism despite progress by reformers aligned with President Mohammed Khatami. Sources say the Iranian intelligence service, MOIS, which had stepped away from involvement with terrorists, has re-entered the fray by allowing its elite KUDZ force - special teams that support terror - to join in attacks...
Consider consumer-products kingpin Procter & Gamble, which a couple of weeks ago stuck its nose into a three-way pharmaceutical fray involving Pfizer, Warner Lambert and American Home Products--hoping to come away with Warner Lambert and its cholesterol-reducing wonder drug Lipitor. P&G, maker of Cascade and Crest, knows about cleaning. But getting rid of plaque on your teeth and doing the same for your arteries are two very different businesses. Maybe that's why the P&G gambit fell apart last week. Still, this isn't the first time P&G has tried to branch...
...York Knick. Squabbling over voting records and health plans denied Bradley the space to dunk over Gore, which he badly needed to do if he was going to reel in the vice president's lead. Where Bush had done his best to look presidential and hold himself above the fray, Gore didn't have to. He'll get plenty of opportunity to look statesmanlike Thursday night behind President Clinton during the State of the Union address. The administration's record is the centerpiece of Gore's campaign, and that record has no finer salesman than President Clinton during his annual...