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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have seen other politicians sway in the wind and it's a personal belief that he holds. Although people may not agree in that, they respect it," said Greg J. Kelley, a campaign volunteer...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Eighth District Remembers the Also-Rans | 9/18/1998 | See Source »

...eighth's demographics have changeddramatically since the time when Irish-Americanvoters held significant sway in the district.Redistricting by Congress in 1992 brought morenon-Irish voters into the district...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omalley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Capuano Prevails In Eighth District | 9/16/1998 | See Source »

...normal conditions is not at all obvious. El Nino, for example, is truly an aberration. It makes dry places wet, wet places dry, warm places cold and cold places warm. By contrast, La Nina appears to exaggerate conditions that are more or less normal. Thus, under La Nina's sway, the Indonesian archipelago, which is usually wet, should expect to receive substantially more rain than it got last year. But in the absence of La Nina, Indonesia would still receive a lot of rain. Similarly, Canada and Alaska, which tend to be cold in winter anyway, might well be colder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blowing Hot And Cold | 7/27/1998 | See Source »

...become the Bill Gates of biotech. Just as Gates leverages his monopoly in computer operating systems to dominate other areas of the software industry, Venter may someday control information about the human genome--which in effect is the operating system of humans. That would enable him to hold sway over the burgeoning, multibillion-dollar business of creating drugs, diagnostic tests and other products based on human genes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Venter's Bold Venture | 6/29/1998 | See Source »

...married her, and the Bush Episcopalians, with their love of cold Maine waters, suddenly had a warm Catholic woman for a daughter-in-law. Then Jeb left Houston, the city he grew up in, and put down roots in the Latino culture of Miami, where his family had little sway. He lost his first race for Governor of Florida in 1994 by fewer than 2 percentage points, and the finish was not pretty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kinder, Gentler--And In The Lead | 6/8/1998 | See Source »

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