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...polls is big but shaky. In caucus states like Iowa, where voting takes more effort, conservative activists have disproportionate impact. The passionate supporters of such candidates as Phil Gramm and Pat Buchanan are sure to vote, so a low turnout by moderates could hurt Dole, give a runner-up some surprising strength and turn the primary season into a real contest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IOWA: HOW DOLE COULD STUMBLE | 1/15/1996 | See Source »

FADE-OUT OF THE YEAR: Lech Walesa, electrician-turned-ex-Polish President. Runner-up: Pete Wilson, Governor who hoped to turn U.S. President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winners & Losers: Dec. 25, 1995 | 12/25/1995 | See Source »

MEDIA-MERGER WALLFLOWER OF THE YEAR: Barry Diller. 1994: Tries for Tiffany Network. 1995: Gets Home Shopping Network. Runner-up: Rupert Murdoch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winners & Losers: Dec. 25, 1995 | 12/25/1995 | See Source »

THUG OF THE YEAR: Sani Abacha, leader and executioner of shell-shocked Nigerians. Runner-up: Ratko Mladic, the Serb who makes Milosevic look like a moderate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winners & Losers: Dec. 25, 1995 | 12/25/1995 | See Source »

FORGOTTEN MAN OF THE YEAR: Robert Vesco, Watergate-era outlaw, whose arrest caused barely a ripple. Runner-up: ... We forget

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Winners & Losers: Dec. 25, 1995 | 12/25/1995 | See Source »

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