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...Game 4, the rope by Luis Polonia that froze an entire nation with two outs in the bottom of the ninth of Game 5--and the wall-banging celebration of Paul O'Neill after he caught the ball at the last instant. Best of all, there was the just reward for Torre after 37 years in baseball. In order to win his first World Series, the 56-year-old native New Yorker did something truly extraordinary--he gave the Yankees back their identity. They are no longer George Steinbrenner's team, though he still owns them. They now belong...
Robinson, a native New Yorker and decorated Vietnam veteran, promises to use the Internet to keep in touch with constituents. He also says he has a detailed plan to save Medicare, including a proposal to give cash rewards for reports of fraud. But this G.O.P.-dominated district may not reward the Democratic Robinson, especially against five-term incumbent Joel Hefley...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "Our immigration system should reward those who bring skills and initiative into this country, but it is not right to penalize our citizens by forcing them to pay benefits to people who have never contributed to the system...
...another of this year's close races, Tierney is rematched against Peter Torkildsen, who beat him in 1994 by only 4% of the vote. This year Tierney is counting on the added support of the district's labor unions. He promises to stop "corporate welfare," reward companies that are good to employees, and fight balanced-budget plans that take entitlements and quality public education away from blue-collar voters. He's pro-environment and vows vigilance on the Clean Water, Clean Air and Clean Harbor acts...
...against a popular incumbent who reviles the Contract with America, Uldrich combines G.O.P. policy with his own detailed agenda. He would spare Social Security and Medicare, for example, but cut expenditures by raising the age of retirement in proportion to the increasing life-span. He supports tax policies that reward savings and investment, and the Bipartisan Clean Congress Act, which limits PAC contributions...