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Cornell will lean on its solid returning middle-line players and eager new recruits for a shot at a trip to Boston for the ECAC Championships. Last year a mini-game loss to Clarkson in Ithaca, N.Y., blocked the trip...
Linebackers: Jack Reybold (6-ft., 1-in. and a lean 210 pounds) leads the Terriers in sacks with five. Do you think he likes to blitz? He is also second on the squad in tackles. Dennis Carson leads the squad in tackles with 90. And with Pat Faucette at the other linebacking spot, this group seems leak-proof...
Women, Blacks and upperclassmen lean most heavily toward the Massachusetts governor--who won 70 percent of the overall vote compared to Bush's 26 percent--according to the Tuesday survey of more than 2500 students. The survey sampled approximately two-fifths of the College...
...congressional races, Democrats rake in the largest share of PAC monies, despite the common perception that corporations lean toward Republicans. The reason is that Democrats hold majorities in both the House and Senate, and incumbents always have a better chance of winning than newcomers. Says one PAC manager: "The core of our business is access to legislators. We can get shut out if we give to challengers who lose." This year PACs have contributed $66 million to congressional incumbents, an increase of 29.4% over 1986, while handing challengers only $7 million, about the same as in previous elections. Democrats have...
Debates can be a feast for information-hungry voters, but most nights Americans must subsist on the Lean Cuisine of 30-second spots. During the three-day period before the debate, at least ten different TV commercials for Bush and Dukakis were airing in Toledo. They were all highly negative in tone, except for two Bush ads filled with morning-in-America imagery. Through their use of MTV-style pacing, voice-overs and quick-flash graphics, many of the spots require multiple viewings before a viewer can sort out the hostile charges. Seen for the first time, these...