Word: robbe
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...Virginia, crosses Richmond and heads east to the bustling Tidewater area around Norfolk. Although no Democratic presidential contender has carried Virginia since Lyndon Johnson in 1964, the party has controlled state government since the 1981 election of L.B.J.'s son- in-law, the popular Governor (and now Senator) Chuck Robb. The respected current Governor, Gerald Baliles, cannot succeed himself under state law. As political scientist Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia puts it, "I think of Virginia today more as a Middle Atlantic state than a Southern state...
Wilder never faced a serious challenge for the gubernatorial nomination once he pressured State Attorney General Mary Sue Terry to defer her own ambitions until 1993. There was grumbling in the Robb faction of the state party, but once again, no one wanted to risk an open schism by trying to deprive Wilder of his moment on the mountaintop. There was no chance of a racially divisive primary, since Virginia Democrats, unlike those in other Southern states, nominate by convention. In a sense, Wilder was the beneficiary of old- fashioned back-room politics, just as Irish, Italian and Jewish candidates...
When Harvard wing Ed Krayer tapped a rebound past University of Minnesota goaltender Robb Stauber in overtime to give the Crimson its first NCAA championship, Harvard faithful were dancing in the streets of Cambridge...
April 1: Harvard finally wins its first NCAA championship, capping the '80s with the men's hockey team's 4-3 win over Minnesota in the NCAA final in Minneapolis. Ed Krayer beats Robb Stauber with a backhander for the game-winner in overtime. Please see story, page...
...moment Ed Krayer's backhanded shot crawled past Minnesota goalie Robb Stauber in the overtime period of the title game, I thought that it was all some cruel joke...