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Last week the House passed a loser, but now the Senate will have an opportunity to ponder the same issues...
...historical events and did no permanent harm to the Republic. CBS's new series Rescue 911, which features re-enactments of hairbreadth rescue missions, is quite entertaining and probably harmless. In general, however, the technique's proliferation is fudging the line between news and entertainment, and news is the loser...
...grass grow might get a charge out of the litigious storm swirling around the America's Cup. After the San Diego Yacht Club defeated a challenger from New Zealand a year ago, a New York judge took the Cup away from skipper Dennis Conner and awarded it to the loser. The judge reasoned that Conner had violated the "spirit" of the competition by racing a featherweight catamaran as a last-minute response to New Zealand's extra-long 132-ft. monohull...
...that is inscribed above the doors to Centre Court: "If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster/ And treat those two impostors just the same . . ." When Evert lost in the semifinals, the cheers were not for the victor of that match, Steffi Graf, but for the gallant loser as she waved in farewell...
...Dukakis has been unfounded. Instead of really analyzing the state's problems--and putting them in the context of a regionwide downturn--the reaction has been centered on Dukakis, the man, and Dukakis, the perceived failure. The attacks are simply the result of his having been a big loser...