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...most pointed arrow in his quiver, and he may prefer to save it until later in the contest. But more immediately, Dole knows it would be quite unwise to make an overhaul of affirmative action a campaign issue as long as he clings to even the slimmest prospect of attracting Colin Powell to the Republican ticket. When the issue came up during a recent Dole strategy session, campaign manager Scott Reed quickly shot it down. A Dole adviser who attended said the Dole camp will not discuss affirmative action anytime soon--and maybe not for a long time...
...only because he would be the oldest U.S. President in history if elected. Dole was a vice-presidential nominee himself 20 years ago, and his aides hope to score a big preconvention boost when the nominee announces his decision. While his aides have yet to compile even the slimmest of dossiers on the likely prospects, an organizing principle is emerging. The race will be won and lost in the middle-class suburbs and ethnic enclaves of Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and New Jersey. Holding those precincts means winning over independent voters who went for Bush in 1988 and Clinton...
...slimmest of margins, traditionally Roman Catholic Ireland lifted its constitutional ban on divorce. The measure was fought by the Catholic Bishops' Conference; the Pope and Mother Teresa issued appeals. It gives 75,000 legally separated men and women the right to remarry...
...they would not see Amy, "the ornery one," alive again. Her fingernails had been left bare while her sister's had been painted pink by nurses to help doctors easily distinguish the girls. For surgeons would soon try to save Angela by sacrificing Amy. Even Angela had only the slimmest chance -- less than 1% -- to survive for more than a few weeks. Still, as Ken had plaintively asked one doctor, "people win the lottery every week...
...seven out of 20 games this year, the Crimson (6-12-2) has come up short by the slimmest of margins. The pattern continued Sunday afternoon in a most maddening fashion: up 2-0 with just over three minutes to play, Northeastern raced past Harvard's tiring defense to win in overtime...