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Conte's death on Feb. 8 provides political hopefuls with an opportunity to take advantage of a "free shot," Linsky says. Candidates need not relinquish present offices to run in the least expensive and shortest race ever for a seat which promises longevity, he says...
...Crimson narrowly defeated Rutgers in their opening heat, while the Elis cruised in their first-round race. In the final, Harvard started strongly, but Yale had a three seat lead by the 500-meter mark. The Crimson then surged to take a narrow lead that they didn't relinquish...
Spouses also face adjustments. During the war, husbands and wives assumed new housekeeping and child-rearing responsibilities, from monitoring the checkbook to tucking the children in at night. They will expect appreciation and may be reluctant to relinquish their new power. Says Kathleen Weihl, 27, whose husband Gary will soon return to Georgia's Fort Stewart: "The guys are going to see that wives can get along without them, and it's going to be a rude awakening for some of them." Weihl, who endured a 14-month separation in the late '80s when Gary was sent to South Korea...
Apparently the Lions had practiced getting the ball in the hands of their scoring guard. After Russ Steward (13 points) hit a three-pointer, Jenkins scored six points in a two-minute stretch, and Columbia took an 18-17 lead that they wouldn't relinquish...
...Iraq said today it agreed to U.N. demands that it relinquish Kuwait, signalling a possible end to the war. But the Baghdad government said that withdrawal should be linked to a pull-out of allied forces from the region and an Israeli pull-out from the occupied lands--a demand it has made repeatedly in the six months since it overran the emirate...