Word: margined
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Premier John Swan fulfilled his pledge to step down as leader of his party after Bermuda voted down a referendum calling for independence from Britain by a margin of three-to-one.TIME's Cathy Boothreports: "There is a growing sense in Bermuda that its problems -- drugs, in particular -- are beyond its control without Britain." Bermudans were also likely concerned that independence might weaken the country economically. The World Bank consistently ranks Bermuda one of the five richest countries in the world. "The voters probably felt that if it isn't broke, so to speak, why fix it?" said Booth...
...asked David Bonior (D-Mich) in arguing for a U.S. lifting of the arms embargo on Bosnia. On an overwhelming vote of 298-128, the House agreed, brushing aside fears that such a move could Americanize the war or lead to a preemptive slaughter of Bosnia's Muslims. The margin is enough to override President Clinton's promised veto, and comes just days after the Senate approved a similar measure. Although support for the resolution was high,TIME World Editor James Collinssays the vote was chiefly an expression of dissatisfaction with President Clinton's Bosnia policy...
...that have gripped Southern California since the early 1990s. And New York Newsday, one of four major papers in a city that many say can profitably support only two, had been gushing red ink -- as much as $100 million since its founding a decade ago. Times Mirror's profit margin has been 9% to 10%, well below the industry average. And Times Mirror stock has floundered, falling from $53 a share in 1987 to $24 before the Newsday closing...
...Mich.), who waved published reports of continued Serb aggression. "And that is if they're allowed to defend themselves." More significant, Senate Republicans have secured the two-thirds needed to override a promised presidential veto if an identical measure passes the House, possibly by Thursday, by a similar margin. Whatever the outcome, TIME's Marguerite Michaels says, the drama is being played out for domestic consumption, and will do little to slow the Serbian drive. "Dole is running for President, and he doesn't want to be the guy who sends 25,000 Americans troops in there either," Michaels says...
There, the No. 1 'Cliffe heavies found themselves facing Northeastern again, this time in the opening heat. The Black and White wanted revenge, but that would not happen, as the Huskies won by an even greater margin. Radcliffe finished third in that heat (also behind Princeton), sending it to the consolation final, in which the crew came in second behind Wisconsin for eighth place overall...