Word: helded
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...George Bush defeats Gov. Michael S. Dukakis in the presidential election two weeks from now--as recent polls indicate he would if the election were held today--the vice president will not be able to count on a Republican, or even conservative, Congress to rubberstamp his administration's initiatives. Despite the likelihood of Republican success in the presidential election, the Democratic Party seems sure to make strong gains in the Senate and at least retain its control of the House in the 101st Congress...
...races for the six open seats, left by three retiring senators from each party, U.S. Rep. James Jeffords (R-Vt.) is expected to move to the upper house, while Democrat Charles S. Robb should win the Virginia seat, formerly held by a Republican. The four other open races--in Florida, Wisconsin, Washington and Mississippi--feature the closest battles...
Playoffs are held in May. The champion is crowned in June. By then, people are already talking about the All-Star game. Baseball's All-Star game, that...
...Angeles Lakers:Last year's Lakers were held together by the mousse in Coach Pat Riley's hair. Magic Johnson was injured late in the season and never regained his brilliance in the post-season. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looked like a living embodiement of Stepen Foster's "Old Folks at Home." Somehow, the Lakers repeated as NBA champion. Riley, after all, had guaranteed a second crown. But he made no such prediction this year...
This inherent, unintentional assumption of masculine leadership (not just in the UC) is one facet of what I feel inspire six undergraduate women (myself included) to develop a conference on women's leadership that was held the week prior to the start of the fall term. John Yoo, in his October 17th opinion piece "Marshals of the Resume Parade," referred to this workshop, stating, "Or you can join something important-sounding that few people have ever heard of, like the 'Radcliffe Women's Leadership Project/Conference.'" John's statement focuses on two key elements of the conference, but with an unwarranted...