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...policy wonk known for negotiating complicated and lengthy zoning agreements—and for winning elections by a razor-thin margin—Maher says politicking is not his forte...
Harvard took the doubles point by a razor-thin margin and was then victorious at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 6 singles. The Crimson had lost four of six first sets but stormed to win the second set in three of those matches and never trailed on the team scoreboard. Harvard junior co-captain David Lingman almost pulled out a come-from-behind victory at No. 1 but fell despite having a triple match point...
Court rulings like that have raised the stakes in what promises to be the real test of Bush's antiabortion agenda: his Supreme Court nominations. What keeps Roe standing is the razor-thin five-vote majority that has stood by the decision. If Bush replaces anti-Roe Chief Justice William Rehnquist (rumored to be retiring this year) with another like him, it won't change the calculus, though abortion will still loom huge in confirmation hearings. But when it's Sandra Day O'Connor's turn to go or that of any of the others who have upheld...
...Shannon P. O’Brien struggled to maintain a razor-thin lead in the Massachusetts gubernatorial campaign, she and other state Democrats celebrated with a Scottish pipe band at a Cambridge hotel on Friday night...
...does take on the job, Mondale will face Republican Norm Coleman, the former St. Paul mayor who had been trading jibes with Wellstone up until the Senator's death. Even in a midterm election year marked by tight contests and a battle for razor-thin margins of power in the U.S. House and Senate, this race was particularly close - a fact that is not expected to change if Mondale takes over, although Democrats hope the former Veep's sentimental value (and name recognition) could tilt things in their favor...