Word: patly
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Stefan Edberg of Sweden held off a gritty comeback by Australian Pat Cash yesterday to win his second straight men's singles title in the $1.65 million Australian Open Tennis Championships and avenge one of his most painful defeats...
...Governor of Nebraska. In the past year, however, Boyle's erratic behavior convinced most Omahans that he was unfit even for city hall. Among other embarrassing incidents, the mayor fired the police chief in a feud over traffic tickets issued to his family, and was seen tossing a pat of butter at a county official during a dinner meeting. Last October a citizens' committee charged Boyle with abuse of power, denounced him as "irresponsible, petty and at times downright childish" and called for his ouster...
...leaves to fathers as well. A bill requiring this type of "parental leave" will be introduced next month. It would allow up to 18 weeks of unpaid leave with job security for both new mothers and new fathers. "I think this decision gives us terrific momentum," says Colorado Congresswoman Pat Schroeder, a sponsor. "If the Reagan Supreme Court understands this issue, let us hope that the Democratic House and Senate do as well...
...Pat Riley, the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, has a saying about basketball games and championships...
There lingers, too, an affection for the man and an awe of the office that, if properly marshaled, could get the country solidly behind him again. A White House staffer chuckled last week as he recalled the tart-tongued Pat Schroeder, Democrat from Colorado, knifing through the mob at the White House Christmas party so she could be photographed with the President. Indeed, several hundred color shots of legislators posing with the President landed on congressional desks last week, and many of the prints are already down in the frame shop. The newcomers were openly eager for their first invitation...