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...bolster Rocard's chances of eventual success, Mitterrand last weekend called a snap parliamentary election. In a televised statement, he announced that he was dissolving the National Assembly and summoning voters to the polls on June 5 and 12. His aim: to win Rocard a parliamentary majority. Rocard, 57, is a pragmatic self-described social democrat who launched an aborted challenge to Mitterrand's candidacy in 1981 and opposed the sweeping nationalizations that followed the Socialist victory that year. A former Agriculture Minister, Rocard has consistently emerged in opinion polls as one of France's most popular politicians...
Mitterrand's 54%-to-46% win over Chirac was not just decisive, but daunting. It left him holding most of the cards -- including the ace-in-the-hole option of calling a snap parliamentary election. Polls show that the Socialists stand to win 37% in the new parliamentary vote. Under the current majority voting system, that translates to more than half of the 577 seats in the National Assembly. Accordingly, many old-line Socialists urged Mitterrand to capitalize on his momentum by holding a new vote that could overturn Chirac's 1986 parliamentary majority...
...goal seemed to snap Harvard out of its doldrums. From then on, the Bruins played tentatively and the Crimson counterattacked with verve. Lani Nelson and Tri-Captain Eileen Pratt scored immediately after Moran to close out the first period and set the stage for a rout...
...that may be unavoidable, given all the styles currently available. Like cars, white shirts come with an array of customizing options, including button, snap or cutaway Windsor collars, as well as dobby weaves, textured herringbones and jacquards. Among the latest variations are snowy shirts with thin, widely spaced purple or teal stripes. Says Barbara Kirk, a men's-furnishings buyer for the Seattle-based Nordstom stores: "A plain white shirt isn't just a plain white shirt anymore." Nor is it cheap: at Wilkes Bashford, the price can reach $235 for a French-cuff Charvet shirt, made of Sea Island...
...Crimson triumph sets up a very exciting week at Blodgett Pool. First, this Saturday, Harvard meets undefeated Penn in a dual meets for the Ivy title. Both squads are 6-0 in the league, and Penn is geared up to snap the Crimson's two-year title streak...