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...Republican Party a third consecutive term in the White House. But to the Republicans' chagrin, this year also marked the first time since 1960 that the party winning the presidential race lost ground in Congress. Because Bush's campaign was largely lacking in substantive issues, it did not help propel like-minded Republicans into office with him. The G.O.P. could lose two spots in the Senate, giving the Democrats a majority of 56, and a handful of seats in the House, giving the Democrats a majority...
Army, which had a predominantly young team last year, hopes its experience in the lower bracket of the 1987-88 ECAC standings will propel it into this year's playoffs...
...Golden Knights--who upset Harvard, 6-4, in last year's ECAC Tournament--will depend on the skills of junior goalie John Fletcher to propel them into the ECAC playoffs. Fletcher (.908, 3.20), arguably the best goaltender in the league, is a second-team All-America East selection...
...HAVEN, Conn.--Yale's Buddy Zachary rushed for 138 yards and had two second-half touchdowns to propel the Elis over Columbia...
...here,' and he lifted a manila folder from his desk. 'It's Teddy White's FBI file. He's a Communist sympathizer.' " At another time: "The Communists already control the three major networks and the 40 major outlets of communication." Thus, by Goodwin's account, did L.B.J.'s fantasies propel the country into Viet...