Word: ran
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Boredom ran rampant among those who were left behind--roommate- and neighborless. "Video games are always a good way to pass the time," said Hill. "I worked on perfecting my Playstation game and the week went by pretty fast...
...After five months, the couple's car plunged off a ramp into a canal; he escaped unhurt, but his wife's body washed up three days later. Schmitt collected $472,000 from her life insurance policy and headed off to Florida with Martin. Three years later, when their money ran out, authorities say the couple returned to Belgium, where Martin met a homely financial consultant through a personal ad. They married quickly, but on their honeymoon in Corsica their car toppled over a cliff. Martin was only slightly injured while her husband died--giving her an $800,000 insurance windfall...
Next year's political model may resemble a 61-year-old businessman named Guy Millner. In 1994, armed with $1.6 million of his own money, Millner jumped into Georgia's gubernatorial race and won the Republican primary before losing narrowly to incumbent Democrat Zell Miller. Two years later, Millner ran for Georgia's vacant U.S. Senate seat--again gaining the G.O.P. nod, and again falling short in the general election. Political wags figured he was finished, or possibly broke--Millner had footed $6.4 million of that campaign's costs. But this summer Millner surprised them and announced his candidacy...
With Harvard blossoming into a bona fide Ivy League contender, Menick single-handedly demolished Holy Cross. In a game that turned into an offensive showcase, Menick was the feature attraction. He ran the ball 34 times for a whopping 261 yards, an output second in Harvard history only to the 323 yards Matt Johnson '92 gained against Brown in 1991. On one Crimson drive, Murphy gave the ball to Menick on all but one play until he reached the end zone for one of his three touchdowns on the day. Harvard easily won that game...
...Democratic Party ran up a legal bill of some $11 million keeping the Republicans (and Bob Woodward) at bay, DNC chairman Roy Romer said Tuesday. He accused the GOP of dragging the investigations out just to drain their rival's coffers for the '98 election drive. But Republicans aren't making apologies. "Expensive attorneys are not needed by those willing to cooperate and tell the truth," said Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., chairman of the House investigation...