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LIKE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS, political campaigns end in a championship competition. But unlike the baseball season, for example, which offers 162 direct clashes even before the playoffs, long campaign seasons provide few head-to-head confrontations allowing fans the opportunity to cheer and pundits the occasion to analyze. As a result, any joust short of actual balloting receives an inordinate amount of attention. This is especially so for debates...
Harvard's finish ahead of Yale in a tournament earlier this season and the departure of Princeton's no, 1 player. Andrea Leand, gives Usher hope that the Crimson can beat both schools in head-to-head matches...
During their head-to-head 1980 election battle, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan each received $29.4 million in public funds. In return, both agreed not to raise any private money. But groups of private money raisers not formally affiliated with either candidate pumped an added $10.6 million into the contest; all but $28,000 of it benefited Reagan and was used mostly for advertising. Earlier, the Federal Election Commission had tried to block the outlays, citing a statutory spending ceiling of $1,000 for independent groups. But a three-judge federal court in Washington called the limit...
...unusual feature of the Head is its staggered start. The boats do not square off head-to-head; they each race against the clock. The only classic "confrontations" you see come when one shell picks up enough steam to overtake another...
After the first 5:25 mile, B.U. freshman standout Martha Shea and Crimson yardling Kate Wiley broke away from the pack for a thrilling head-to-head race to the finish line. Shea emerged victorious with a new meet record of 16:51; Wiley came in nine seconds later for a personal season...