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...kind of loss you can learn from technically," Geary said. "I hope it serves as a wake-up call. Not everyone's been taking practices as seriously as they should. This weekend should shake people out of their doldrums. It evidenced a lack of concentration...
...Perot campaign would revolve more around person than policy and would test whether the American voters buy the notion of sending someone with no experience in national government or politics to shake up the way Washington works. (If Perot's candidacy were a movie, the title might be Daddy Warbucks Goes to Washington.) But such speculation is premature: Perot might not run, his record might not survive public scrutiny, he may prove a maladroit campaigner, and his damn-the-torpedoes style may not sit well with voters. Still, the Bush camp, having already survived third-party threats from Buchanan...
...escape danger. College is a frightening place, populated with scary papers, teaching fellows and midterms. Toys make us feel safer. If we fear failure on a test, we consult the Magic 8-Ball on our prospects. If it gives an unacceptable answer, we shake it up and try again. Soon it guarantees us that we'll pass with no problem whatsoever. It's good to control your own fate...
Even before that struggle begins, Clinton has to shake Brown from his pant leg, or at least figure out how to prevent the former California Governor from drawing too much blood between now and the nomination. Tsongas' departure enables Clinton to quicken his march to the nomination; he already has nearly half the 2,145 delegates he needs, while Tsongas has 430, and Brown 129. But unlike Tsongas, Brown can't be starved out of the race, because he lives off the land, foraging for petty cash with his 800 number. He vows to wage an insurgent...
...would substantially decrease the representation of an under-represented group and undercut the very diversity I am advocating. But that's a side issue. The important thing is that I'm protesting a lack of diversity, so it doesn't matter what I do as long as I shake up the establishment...