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...process to photograph a hundred voters, in an imitation of random man-in-the-street sampling, and use only the ones who say they fear that Reagan would blow up the world. Even if the viewer knows it is a commercial, the image men expect the subliminal "actuality" to linger. So widespread is this practice that NBC Nightly News, in the election's final week, put together a cutesie "news" item, with a quick succession of voters, each saying, "I'm undecided"; "I'm undecided." Even the devices of parody news had become a part of real...
Frequently afflicting college students considering political careers, the syndrome leads innocent young pols to believe initial political success must be, at the bare minimum, to gain election to Congress, where they will stay only until Senate seats become vacant. Of course, they will linger in the Senate long enough to be elected the youngest presidents in American history, where they will serve two glorious terms...
...staged a jubilee of its own. The Eagles soared past Stanford, 30-13, in the visitors' first journey to Beantown since 1931. No one will remember the Pac Ten gridders forgettable performance for another 50 years, but another Stanford show on the turf--that of the Stanford Band--might linger for a long time...
Citing the University's continuing commitment to checking South African investments, Stevens is optimistic about the new plan. Under the old policy, he says, "you ended up knowing a little bit about a lot of companies." But Vagts is more cautious. He hints at differences that linger between the ACSR and the Corporation, and says that although the information about certain companies may be more comprehensive a sense of investment trends will be lost...
Citing the University's continuing commitment to checking South African investments, Stevens is optimistic about the new plan. Under the old policy, he says, "you ended up knowing a little bit about a lot of companies." But Vagts is more cautious. He hints at differences that linger between the ACSR and the Corporation, and says that although the information about certain companies may be more comprehensive a sense of investment trends will be lost...