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Designated hitter Dan Farren smashed a leadoff homer in the bottom half of the inning to bring the margin back to one Farren was up when Sorbara came in with the back loaded in the third, and he picked up another rbi with a single to right...
...professionals). By any label, younger, more affluent, better-educated voters appear to have embraced Gary Hart's "new generation" politics. On Super Tuesday, they provided Hart with his most consistent support, according to NBC exit polls. In Georgia, for instance, Hart lost overall but led by a wide margin among 25-to 34-year-olds (28% to 19%), college graduates (29% to 20%) and those earning more than $40,000 (37% to 25%). Conceded a top Mondale aide: "There's little question about the numbers...
...networks, the implication being that his big victory therefore counted for less. Apparently he was also "expected" to win Rhode Island, a unionized and traditionally Democratic state that would seem to have been Mondale territory. Thus, to the pundits, Hart's major victory was in Florida, although his margin there was the narrowest in his three primary triumphs. In analyzing Mondale, the standards may have been a little more clear-cut: the networks and columnists, like the Mondale campaign, almost all emphasized Georgia's outcome as the yardstick of the former Vice President's performance. Said...
Thankfully, the Senate Tuesday rejected the proposed amendment by a margin of 11--with moderate Republicans tipping the balance. School and prayer are, quite simply, an unacceptable fusion of church and state, as the Senate correctly resolved once again. But the closeness of the vote and the determination of those supporting the measure warrant a close look at the politics of school prayer...
Because Question Three was passed by such a wide margin, legislators are reluctant to ammend or rescind...