Word: medals
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When Tom Daschle, the Senate minority leader, asked Kerrey to head the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (D.S.C.C.), it was a downright curious choice. The job, which is to raise money for Democratic senatorial candidates, is usually reserved for a partisan loyalist. Kerrey, the only Medal of Honor winner in the Senate, was resolutely bipartisan and a conspicuous Democratic holdout on the President's 1993 budget. Daschle confesses, "I didn't know what to expect." Kerrey himself was divided (nothing unusual there): he was Bob Kerrey, Nebraska Maverick, not Bob Kerrey, Party Guy. But the situation was grim. The Republicans already...
...best marketing tool would be a medal for Gostigian. In 1994 he was ranked as high as No. 3 in the world. But this past January, his friend and mentor, Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz, was killed. And the man accused of killing Schultz, John du Pont, an heir to the chemical fortune, helped start and finance Gostigian's career. In the wake of the tragedy, Gostigian slipped in the rankings. "It's been tough," he says. "But in Atlanta, I just want to put together a great performance in honor of Dave." --By Lawrence Mondi...
...boxing tournament at the 1988 Seoul Games was marred by several controversial decisions, most notably one that gave a gold medal to Korean Park Si-hun over American Roy Jones Jr. According to a report in USA Today, British author Andrew Jennings says he has obtained a document from the files of the former East German police that apparently describes payoffs to judges to fix fights in favor of South Koreans. The charge is contained in his book The New Lords of the Rings...
...Dream Girls, a.k.a. the U.S. women's basketball team, won their 47th-straight game, defeating Cuba 106-58. Smothering defense helped turn a 58-32 halftime lead into a rout over a team that should be a medal contender in Atlanta. Lisa Leslie, the 6-ft. 5-in. center, led the Americans with 17 points. She said the team is paying no attention to its winning streak. "It means nothing to us," she said. "When we go to the Olympics, it's going to be zero-zero...
...snag in her attempt to make the U.S. team in the 400 m. She has an Achilles-tendon injury that may require surgery and sideline her from qualifying meets over the next two weeks. Meanwhile, Mary Slaney, 37, who holds several American records but has not won an Olympic medal, ran a strong race last week in Oregon and appears ready to contend for a spot on the Olympic track-and-field team...