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...Hart] listened, I think somewhat in shock, at the magnitude of some of our complaints,” Greenspan said. “We had a midterm that morning, so he came to the next lecture, and I think seeing the teaching with his own eyes was enough to convince him that something needed to be done...
...midterm congressional elections alone cannot explain the intensity of the zingers being fired across party lines [NATION, Oct. 7]. Frustration is also a factor. Osama bin Laden is nowhere to be found, the anthrax letters remain a mystery, the Dow Jones average sags below 8000, and no one understands how to react to the color-coded terror alerts. Now we're told there is an urgent need to take military action against Iraq and that anyone who questions this is un-American. Frustrating? You bet! SCOTT KOEHNK Key Biscayne...
While playing host has advantages, the Crimson also pitches battles off the court as well, with Martire facing a 9 a.m. midterm before a singles match scheduled...
...Senators on both sides of the aisle broke down on Friday as they talked about their idealistic fallen comrade, but it wasn't long before they returned to the cold calculus of midterm elections. With Wellstone's death, the Senate is divided 49 to 49 to 1. If Coleman were to win, he would fill the vacancy immediately, and Republicans would suddenly have an advantage that could help them push through President Bush's struggling Homeland Security bill before the new year. Optimism, though, was hard to find among G.O.P. officials, who fear a possible repeat of what one G.O.P...
...does take on the job, Mondale will face Republican Norm Coleman, the former St. Paul mayor who had been trading jibes with Wellstone up until the Senator's death. Even in a midterm election year marked by tight contests and a battle for razor-thin margins of power in the U.S. House and Senate, this race was particularly close - a fact that is not expected to change if Mondale takes over, although Democrats hope the former Veep's sentimental value (and name recognition) could tilt things in their favor...