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That Perot could have as much impact as he did, disrupting the rhythm of Campaign '92 virtually at will, is a grim reminder to the major parties that they are vulnerable to well-financed, independent challengers. In the future, a third-party candidate with unlimited resources may not do the Democrats and Republicans the favor of demonstrating to the voters that he may be more fit to be Secretary of Conspiracy Theories than to be President...
...patriotic bunches of red, white, and blue balloons and the giant U.S. flag backdrop failed to disguise the grim mood of President Bush's local supporters at a GOP party last night...
...toxic chemicals and industrial petroleum purchased by major users. The money raised will go to the state's Environmental Challenge Fund that will be used to clean up abandoned sites in Massachusetts and to hire environmental officials to monitor existing hazardous waste sites. Proponents of the legislation cite the grim statistic that only two of the 5,000 sites in Massachusetts were cleaned up in the last 18 months...
...grim prospect of such a partition between Croatian and Serbian regions grew with the outbreak of fierce fighting in several towns of central Bosnia. This time, instead of fighting Serbs, the government forces struggled with their erstwhile allies, the Croats. Aside from signaling the probable end to an uneasy but crucial alliance for the besieged Muslims, this latest fighting further threatened efforts to provide humanitarian aid to Bosnia. Vitez, 31 miles northwest of Sarajevo, was supposed to be the forward base for a British regiment scheduled for deployment next month to protect aid convoys; a reconnaissance group was pinned down...
Although the screen announced that Nagy was "30 years old," the professor told The Crimson last night that yesterday did in fact mark his silver birthday. "It's the grim truth," Nagy said. "I've reached the half century mark. I think my wife was behind the celebration, because I don't know how else they would have gotten those pictures...