Word: record
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...turned out to be less than billed, but the news outlets had every reason to feel proud: Floyd was on the lips of an entire nation, and the ratings were colossal even when Floyd was not. When the hurricane passed Florida by on Tuesday, the Weather Channel logged a record 2.5 million viewing households; its web site, www.weather.com, scored a record 23 million visits. The damage peaked when Floyd hit North Carolina early Thursday morning and then took off up the coast. By the time it hit New York that afternoon, Mayor Rudy Giuliani was trying to close the stock...
According to Frank, once a legislator has a record to run on, voters no longer pay attention to where he or she went to school...
...judged once you are in office by your record in office," he says. "Even if you were running for another office, your record from previous jobs is still more important than where you went to college...
Vernon was also a world-class rower who continued to row with Cambridge Boat Club until last year. He broke the world record for his age group in the Crash-Bs, an indoor rowing competition, while...
...there's no doubt that 1999 is shaping up to be a record year: Hurricane Bret made August interesting in Texas, and if Floyd follows its predicted path, it will be the first time ever than two major hurricanes have hit the U.S. in one year. And it's far from over: With more than two months remaining in the hurricane season (June 1 through November 30), the U.S. could be facing one of the worst series of storms in history. Hurricane Gert is gaining momentum and pushing west from the Atlantic, followed closely by another tropical storm, which will...