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...country's three-man military junta, initially favored another candidate, but Manigat apparently won the last-minute support of the junta's Brigadier General Williams Regala and another top military leader. "Manigat could only get to where he has got through an obscure, rigged situation," says a Haitian social scientist. "He would like only to be President. He has no other agenda...
...Inside U.S.A., published in 1947, "Corn is everything in Iowa." The state is still the nation's leading producer of corn and hogs, but these days only 10% of the labor force continue to work the land. "Many people in Iowa have never been on a farm," says Political Scientist James Hutter of Iowa State University. "I imagine that fewer than half of my students have spent more than a day on a farm...
...raised $11 million and will go on to New Hampshire with a home-field advantage. Simon, who has demonstrated surprising staying power, is confronted with the same question as Dole: If not Iowa, where? Conversely, a Simon victory could confound the race. As University of New Hampshire Political Scientist David Moore argues, "The momentum associated with the Iowa results could very well mean victory for Simon and Dole in New Hampshire if they win in Iowa...
...illegal, since Texas is one of only nine states where virtually all judges are chosen in partisan elections. It also has no limits on campaign gifts. "The appearance," says State Senator Frank Tejeda, "is that perhaps justice in Texas is for sale." Anthony Champagne, a University of Texas political scientist, puts it more directly: "You contribute to your friends and hope your friends will take care...
...crew is scheduled to return to earth New Year's Eve along with last week's third space traveler, a scientist on a short-term mission. By then Commander Yuri Romanenko will have spent 328 consecutive days in space, shattering the Soviet record of 237 days and leaving the U.S. record of 84 days in the cosmic dust...