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...happy talk centered on whom, with McCain out of the game, Bush might pick as his running mate. The merits of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge and Senators Chuck Hagel of Nebraska and Fred Thompson of Tennessee were all discussed. Other names were mentioned too. When the two men got more comfortable, McCain tossed off a few campaign suggestions. Take up Al Gore's challenge to debate, McCain advised. Don't settle for only a handful of engagements where the expectations will inflate beyond reason, but keep Gore in a tight clinch, debating early and often. Bush said he'd think...
...Sooners earlier in the season boasted the best overall win percentage in the country. They were the Big 12 regular season champions, but a 9-6 loss to Texas A&M and a 3-1 loss to Nebraska knocked them out in the Big 12 playoffs...
...seeds have had some success in the NCAA Tournament. Last year, the first time the tournament field had a full 48 teams, six-seed Florida Atlantic won games against top-seed Michigan and four-seed Central Michigan before falling in close contests to Arizona State and Nebraska...
CATTLE CALL Scientists have been speculating for years that plying the nation's livestock with antibiotics may be creating superresistant bacteria in humans. Here's new evidence: after contact with cattle on his family's farm, a 12-year-old Nebraska boy became infected with the same antibiotic-resistant strain of salmonella that had sickened the cows. Using a "molecular fingerprint," researchers confirmed that the cow bug and human bug were indeed one and the same...
...University of Nebraska was a newcomer to the top 10, boosted into the ninth spot by a capital campaign and a $130 million gift, according to the Chronicle...