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Since Wyoming had not elected a Democrat to Congress since 1976, a Thomas defeat would have been especially painful for the G.O.P. The high symbolic stakes made for a vituperative campaign. Thomas' supporters spread a false rumor that his Democratic opponent, State Senator John Vinich, had filed a falsified report about an automobile accident. Vinich may have blown the race with exaggerated ads accusing the Republican of being soft on crime...
Star Wars. Bush and several of his top advisers view with skepticism Reagan's expensive vision of a high-tech shield from enemy missiles. The 1990 budget agreement cuts funding for the program to $4.6 billion from Reagan's proposed $5.9 billion...
...about the size of a checkbook. It is 13.5 in. long and weighs just 12.3 oz. The phone comes in two models that carry price tags of $2,995 and $3,495. Each model comes with a carrying case, two rechargeable batteries, and a car adapter for recharging. High, but whoever said that talk was cheap...
...before Thursday's protest, there was every indication that the government was ready to crush even the smallest sprig of dissent. On Tuesday Premier Li Peng and President Yang Shangkun reportedly informed Deng that the movement had spread "to high schools, the countryside and even among the workers." Deng, whose sole official government title is Chairman of the Central Military Commission but whose ironhanded control of the government has led the students to dub him the "Emperor," agreed that the protesters intended to overthrow the Communist Party. Referring to the turmoil that has accompanied political reform elsewhere in the socialist...
Harvard's spirits were not too high after the first game loss. And through six innings of the second game, the Crimson just could not get the bats rolling, and Brown staked out to a 3-1 lead...