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Almost half can be squirreled away for the following year - and used for a direct-mail onslaught before an election campaign. For postage or a website, there's an annual allowance of up to $A30,800 (for large-area electorates). A senior Labor party figure says that in the 20 or so seats it is targeting at the coming election, its candidates will be facing incumbents with an average of $500,000 in taxpayer-funded resources for the poll. As well, the system of public funding for political parties provides $A1.90 for each "eligible vote". The more votes a party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Incumbent Rules | 5/12/2004 | See Source »

Right on its heels, “Alpha Beta Gaga,” which on Talkie Walkie is a whimsical, whistling meander, became a driving, raving onslaught, riding on a crunching, insistent bass line that Bill Wyman would not have disowned...

Author: By Nathaniel A. Smith, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Air Ooze Sex Appeal at Avalon | 4/16/2004 | See Source »

Mahler—playing midfielder due to Harvard’s depth at attack—began the Crimson onslaught. Just moments after ringing a shot off the post, Mahler took a pass from Greg Cohen and bounced a shot past Quinnipiac goalie James Nastro...

Author: By Jonathan P. Hay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: M. Lacrosse Falls Twice Over Break | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

...easy to anticipate the Blazer-adoring media onslaught that followed...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BAMA' SLAMMA: Bama: Sweet, Sweet Home | 3/25/2004 | See Source »

...Crimson continued its relatively surprising, early-season onslaught at the St. Mary’s Women’s Intersectional, taking home its second-straight regatta and almost doubtlessly maintaining its No. 1 ranking...

Author: By Alexander C. Britell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women Coast to Win, Coeds Finish 10th | 3/22/2004 | See Source »

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