Word: jim
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...Jersey, Democrat Jim Florio has built a substantial lead over Republican Congressman Jim Courter in part by reminding voters of Courter's solid antiabortion voting record in Congress. Courter has been forced into a defensive retreat, promising that if elected he will keep his hands off the state's liberal abortion laws. "After Courter won the primary, he appeared to modify his position," admits John Tomicki, executive director of the New Jersey Right to Life Committee. "We believe he was uncomfortable with the issue." Kathryn Kolbert, an attorney for the A.C.L.U.'s Reproductive Freedom Project, puts it more bluntly...
...difficulty stems from the weakness, egotism, venality and sheer political cowardice rampant on Capitol Hill today. Much of the current session, in fact, has been devoted to investigating either former members of Congress like John Tower, Bush's first choice as Defense Secretary, or prominent members such as Speaker Jim Wright, who was forced to resign because of his ethical lapses...
...Yale's Jim Gibson and Susannah Beck finished first in the men's and women's races with times of 25:45 and 17:35, respectively. The top men's finisher for Harvard was junior Robert Benjamin. The women were led by junior Suzanne Jones...
...Jim Gibson, Yale, 25:45; 2. Bill Burke, Princeton, 26:13; 3. Richard Wemple, Yale, 26:20; 4. Robert Lesko, Yale, 26:33; 5. ROBERT BENJAMIN, Harvard, 26:36; 6. Robert Meinhardt, Yale, 26:37; 7. ROBERT G. MORRISON, Harvard, 26:37; 8. Jason Michel, Yale, 26:46; 9. TODD WELLS, Harvard, 26:49; William McNulty, Princeton, 26:53; 11. ANDREW WEBSTER, Harvard, 27:06; 12. BRIAN DAVIS, Harvard...
...race, Yale junior Jim Gibson is the favorite to win. Undefeated in three races this season, Gibson was an Olympic trial finalist and eighth place finisher in the NCAA steeplechase two years ago. This year, Gibson set a record on the new Franklin Park course with a time of 25:23 over five miles...