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...turning Ronald Reagan out of the White House never looked particularly promising, even when the party seemed unified and Mondale's nomination appeared inevitable. The fact that seven other candidates showed up at the starting gate should have been a tip-off that this would be no live furlong romp. Now that the shine of the Mondale machine has been dulled by Florida sun and New England must and snow, new possibilities seem to be popping up every day. In the most interesting scenario, neither Hart not Mondale is able to nail down enough delegates, and the convention is forced...
...exceptions are Leon's mother and Novelist Pete Dexter, 40, who in God's Pocket (Random House; 274 pages; $14.95) turns a random incident into a picaresque romp. Jeanie Hubbard Scarpato, still pretty in middle age despite a life that has "had more sorry chapters than the Old Testament," refuses to believe that the son she raised on her own from infancy after her first husband's death would simply let something fall on his head. Mickey, her current spouse, cannot disagree; he feels unworthy of Jeanie, probably with cause. He drives a refrigerated truck and sells...
Aksyonov's romp through nirvana ends on a cautionary note. Though the is land's 5 million citizens are wallowing in wealth, they still yearn for reunion with the motherland. Their petition is met with a classic Kremlin reply: full-scale invasion. The bewildered Crimeans can only watch the living-room war on TV until their broadcast facilities are crushed by Soviet tanks...
...romp, an astute adviser warned Thatcher that victory would not bring five years of smooth ruling. He was right. Thatcher's reshuffled Cabinet performed poorly in Parliament. An operation for a detached retina slowed her down over the summer. Scandal struck when it was revealed that Trade Minister and Tory Party Chairman Cecil Parkinson had fathered a child by his secretary. The wayward colleague eventually resigned, but Thatcher's waffling over whether he should quit did her no good. Labor rose from its electoral ashes to choose bright, eloquent Welshman Neil Kinnock, 41, as its new leader. From...
With Columbia leading the Crimson to a 43-14 romp, and sophomore Brian White the back-up quarterback, the all-state high school quarterback from Irvington, N.Y. appeared destined to spend his senior year on the bench...