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...fund-raising total of $2.2 million. And almost half of that has come from first-time political donors. Of course, that's small change compared with the gilt-edged Bush war chest, which together with the Texas governor's overwhelming support from the Republican establishment may mean McCain's quest remains an impossible dream. Still, Don Quixote has an army...
...when adversarial relationships were central to our international relations." Between that ambassadorship and the beginning of his career as a presidential long shot, Keyes worked as assistant secretary of state in the Reagan administration. He then twice challenged an incumbent Democrat for a Maryland senate seat--yet another improbable quest. "He had no deep roots anywhere in particular," Lichenstein says. Keyes, an army brat, spent his childhood in various cities and towns across the country, wherever his father was stationed, and eventually graduated from high school in Texas. "When he began running for the senate, he had almost no ties...
...helped to found Harvard's Folk and Myth department. Folk and Myth might not directly help a student get into a good medical school, but it fosters an appreciation of other cultures and their influence on the development of Western civilization. And it might even add something to the quest for knowledge for knowledge's sake...
...abortion-protesters amendment, introduced by New York senator Chuck Schumer, made for some fireworks when Al Gore, whose history of wavering on abortion is a vulnerable point in his quest for the Oval Office, decided to flee the campaign trail in hopes of casting the tiebreaking vote in favor of the measure. Determined not to allow Gore to grandstand on the issue, 35 Republicans joined all of the Senate Democrats in passing the amendment...
...site presents serious competition for the student founders of Flyingchickens.com, now called Limespot.com, who launched their site last fall. For students beginning their shopping period today, UC Books means that they will have yet another option in their quest to minimize what can be one of the biggest costs of going to college...