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...Union, Harvard took samples and did cultures on 35 different food. Officials also took, according to Berry, "swipe tests... on everything imaginable," including dishes, utensils and counters...
...such as Cuba's conspicuous absence. "We hope that the next time we have one of these summits, and the people of all the Western Hemisphere send their leaders here, a leader of a democratic Cuba will take its place at the table of nations," Clinton said in a swipe at Cuban leader Fidel Castro, the only Latin head of state who wasn't invited...
...table, including farm programs," a stance that provokes laughter from his colleagues. "Come on," says one of Daschle's supporters. "Tom's tried to protect crops no one's ever heard of. He's from South Dakota. He represents acreage, not people. When the time comes to swipe at farm subsidies, Tom won't do it. He thinks he couldn't survive at home if he did, and he's probably right...
...Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, an outspoken loyalist during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings, announced the formation of an exploratory committee to test the waters, while Texas Sen. Phil Gramm said Sunday he was filing the paperwork necessary to begin his candidacy. Expect backbiting soon: Specter, a moderate, took a swipe at the religious right ("they advocate intolerance"), while Gramm, on NBC's "Meet the Press" yesterday, said he was more "committed to changing government fundamentally" than his potential lead rival, Kansas Sen. Bob Dole. (Dole says he'll decide on the race...
Union checker Lorena Vicente says she recognizes "most of the people. Every year it's the same." She turns away to swipe a student's card, greeting the undergraduate by name...