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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...anyone who thinks the voters are just waiting for a candidate hand-picked by the Democratic congressional elite hasn't pad much attention to voter response to an otherwise tame scandal in the House bank. With congressional prestige at an all-time low, for these members of Congress of to say they are better suited to pick a popular candidate than voters is inane. As Bentsen himself might say, "That dawg won't hunt...

Author: By Lori E. Smith, | Title: Broken Brokered Dreams | 4/11/1992 | See Source »

...customers. If a $20 shoeneeds an $18 repair he tells them it isn't worthit. "Save these laces if they don't fit. Bringthem back and exchange them." But he jokes around,too. A woman comes in and Felix says I am his newboss. "This young man with the pad, he bought meout. He owns me now, I work for him." He tellsanother woman, a regular customer for 15 yearssoon to be married, "You gonna have to stop buyingexpensive shoes, you gonna have bambinos comingalong...

Author: By William H. Bachman, | Title: Fixing Shoes the Old Fashioned Way | 4/9/1992 | See Source »

Harvard University has served as the launching pad for United States presidents from John Adams to John F. Kennedy. In this presidential campaign, another Harvard alum is making a run at the Oval Office, but it's unlikely that anyone will ever dedicate any form of Harvard edifice in his name...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Phillips: Stop Moral Decline | 3/5/1992 | See Source »

...looking to pad his record this weekend at Briggs...

Author: By Gordon P. Bellamy, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: M. Cagers Set to Host Lions And Big Red | 2/28/1992 | See Source »

...hydrotherapy baths. Record revenues at Carnival are attracting the interest of hoteliers: in May, Radisson Hotels International will introduce the world's first luxury cruise ship with a dual-hull catamaran, designed with corporate groups of 354 in mind. Besides the latest in telecommunications, it has a helicopter pad up top for the late-arriving executive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Against the Tide | 2/17/1992 | See Source »

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