Word: thompson
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Democrat Senator Alan Dixon was re-elected. In a governor's race that saw followers of Lyndon LaRouche earn a place on the Democratic ticket, incumbent Republican James Thompson beat off a challenge from Democrat-turned-Independent Adlai Stevenson...
Republican incumbent Bob Kasten held off a late challenge from the Democratic nominee, Ed Garvey. In the governor's race, Republican Tommy Thompson defeated Democrat Tony Earle...
...Atlanta to talk to experts at the Centers for Disease Control about virus-related diseases. Reporter-Researcher Christine Gorman, who is based in New York City, attended a conference in Park City, Utah, to interview scientists about the possible links between viruses and cancer. In Washington, Correspondent Dick Thompson, who has spent much of his career at TIME covering science, was busy last week analyzing the Surgeon General's report on one of the deadliest viruses, the one that causes AIDS...
...Thompson writes with humor, and experiences a certain amount of cynical amusement himself. At first the seriousness of the book is lost amid a series of cliches about Southern life. As the corrupt mayor, the high school sweetheart and the bumbling policeman are introduced, the book begins as a condemnation of the incestousness and stifling boredom of small-town America...
...Killer Inside Me leaves you feeling depressed and sick. The world seen through the eyes of a cool psychopathic killer is not a pleasant one. When you finish, you'll need some reassurance that your world is still normal. But it's all worth it. Thompson draws you unexpectedly into a mind probably very unlike your...