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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although he is not working on either presidential campaign, Reese has been watching the race carefully. He is a Democrat, saying that "all Dukakis has to do to win my vote is to stay alive." But Reese says a Dukakis victory will be an uphill climb. Dukakis is at a disadvantage, Reese says, because the Republicans have a hold on the West and Mountain states. For Dukakis to win, Reese says, he must have a better campagin organization than Vice President George Bush, benefit from a Bush gaffe or get across to the voters the idea that Dan Quayle...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: Man Behind the Campaign | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

...Harvard men's soccer team was in a do-or-die situation at Boston University last Wednesday--win and keep post-season hopes alive, lose and stay in the race for an NCAA...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Green Hosts Crimson | 10/15/1988 | See Source »

...victory over Harvard would give this young Dartmouth squad--which critics have labeled the green Green--a badly needed boost of confidence. A 2-3 record looks much more respectable than a 1-4 mark. And a 1-1 Ivy League record would keep the Green in the race for the league crown. Last year, Dartmouth lost its first four league games...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Morton: A Star Hidden by Gray Clouds | 10/15/1988 | See Source »

That is, anyone except Brawley's advisors, the Rev. Al Sharpton and lawyers Alton Maddox and C. Vernon Mason. Their grandstand tactics have brought the case national notoriety, are costing New York taxpayers more than $500,000 and have strained race relations in the state to the breaking point...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Placing Blame Where It's Due | 10/13/1988 | See Source »

...Black community of New York. Because of the negative publicity brought about by the case, Blacks will continue to suffer the effects of a judicial system that never seemed to defend their rights anyway. The confused and frightened 15-year old girl who cried wolf may have set back race relations in the state by several years, but most New Yorkers prefer to place the blame on Sharpton, Maddox and Mason--who knowingly defended the false accusations--rather than on Brawley...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Placing Blame Where It's Due | 10/13/1988 | See Source »

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