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Malone seemed to be the heir apparent of the Massachusetts Republicans, saying in interviews and in his concession speech that he would "take a hard look at the governor's seat in '90." And onlookers were even more optimistic, saying Malone would knock the defeated Dukakis out of the State House in the next gubernatorial election...

Author: By Susan B. Glasser, | Title: Mass. GOP Drinks, Dances | 11/9/1988 | See Source »

...Look at the Miami Dolphins. They throw for 500,000 yards but they also throw five interceptions. And those interceptions knock off 400 yards."--Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler on his football team throwing the ball 25 times or less...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: No Horsing Around | 11/4/1988 | See Source »

...Tigers (3-2, 2-1) will be trying to knock a chip off its own shoulder--put there by Columbia when the Lions turned the Tigers into The Victim to end their 44-game losing streak...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Gridders on Tiger Hunt for A Victory | 10/22/1988 | See Source »

...Princeton, a team favored by many to win the Ivy title, this would be the game in which the Tigers would knock off the reigning King and usurp the crown before the eyes and ears of the nation...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Gridders on Tiger Hunt for A Victory | 10/22/1988 | See Source »

...many at the debate party, Quayle again became an object of derision. As he was being asked what books or movies had influenced him, Betty Heitger, referring to Quayle's meager war record, cracked, "If he says Platoon, I'll knock him down." Afterward, she volunteered that her newfound admiration for Bentsen and her deep concerns that Quayle "just wasn't adequate" had moved her from the Bush column to undecided. "I just don't know," she said. "I'm going to have to look at this more closely." But 90 minutes in front of a TV screen helped Greg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How It Plays In Toledo | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

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