Word: ran
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...women's division, Rainey captured a first place finish in the 440-yd. run and earned a second place in the 220. Rainey, who just began track last year but is in strong contention for the Nationals this year, also ran legs in two Harvard relays...
...error: one gaffe, one stumble, one strategic miscue could spell the difference between heartburn and heartthrob. With a tightly bunched field and estimates of turnout as low as 90,000 Democrats, the support of a few thousand caucus attendees may be all that separates the victor from also-ran status. The latest political tout sheets label Richard Gephardt as the freckle-faced favorite; he put on last week's most elaborately choreographed media event, importing 42 House colleagues to stand with him on the state capitol steps. The message was simultaneously powerful and confusing, since this impressive exhibit of insider...
...past few years, some members of the Board have sought to increase the body's role in major policy decisions such as divestment. The recent election of three overseers who ran on a pro-divestment platform has raised concerns that the Board could become politicized. The Board has traditionally rubber stamped most Corporation decisions, playing its most significant role through visitingcommittees, which report on various aspects ofHarvard...
...report also charges that those in NASA's contractor network who spoke up about lax safety practices sometimes ran into a "shoot-the-messen ger syndrome" in which their complaints were ignored and they were harshly criticized. Several such whistle-blowers have told TIME that when they pointed out glaring violations of safety procedures, nothing was done to correct the problems. Instead, they contend, they were harassed, demoted or fired. Some say they were even threatened by unidentified letter writers and telephone callers...
...state is also home to Fundamentalists who find the 20th century anathema. About 20 miles northeast of the ski resort of Alta, the Singer clan nursed its cheerless fantasies. Founded by John Singer, an American-born TV repairman who spent his formative years in Nazi Germany, the family first ran afoul of the law when Singer pulled his children from school to shield them from the influence of drugs and racial integration. His continued defiance led in 1979 to a siege that ended when police rushed Singer while he was on a trip to his mailbox. He was shot...