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...this crucible that the four top contenders arrived on Tuesday, appearing in rough order of their showing in the Iowa caucuses the night before: Dole, Buchanan, Alexander and, a day later (though not a dollar shorter), Forbes. As they settled into their base camps at hotels around Manchester, each candidate sat down with his brain trust, looked at the polls and began to figure out the four-way chess match they would have to play for the next seven days...
That complaint, which is echoed all across the country, offers a preview of how far Yeltsin must go to regain the support he once enjoyed; how rough-and-tumble the oncoming campaign will be; and how little clemency he can expect from those determined to unseat him. But for better or worse, the race is on: Yeltsin's speech marked the opening of a contest that over the next few months will decide not only Russia's next President but also the future of its experiment with economic and political reform. To qualify for the ballot, each candidate must collect...
...Rough Nights...
...quickly, this rigid social control evaporated. By rough and rowdy seventh grade, Valentine's Day had become distinctly laissez-faire...
...from a gritty city sidewalk. Astaire put us in touch with our romantic ideals and with that perfection of manner the rest of us attain only in our more blissful daydreams. At his best, Kelly reminded us that, in reality, we are obliged to improvise our happiness with such rough materials as fall to hand...