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Aquino's announcement did not resolve the larger question that loomed in the minds of Filipino voters. Would the splintered opposition forces now unite around Aquino, with former Senator Salvador ("Doy") Laurel, 57, holding the vice-presidential spot on her ticket? Or would Laurel, the other leading opposition candidate, pursue his own campaign, thus forcing Marcos' challengers to field two tickets and split the opposition vote...
Five days later, the matter was addressed in another announcement, and this one sent a chill through the opposition ranks. At a Sunday press conference, Laurel declared that he would pursue the presidency. He added that he was calling off a single-ticket deal struck earlier with Aquino because she had backed away from an agreement to run under the banner of Laurel's party, the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO). "I can sacrifice myself. I can sacrifice the presidency," he said. "But I cannot sacrifice my party, my principles and the people who have worked so hard all these...
...near-zero temperatures for the chance to see Rocky IV, the latest installment in what has become America's favorite myth. It takes more than cold weather to kill off a legend in the making. I consider elbowing to the front of the line to pick up my press tickets and head for a cup of coffee, but the people waiting at the ticket booth do not look like the sort who would believe me if I told them I had important business ahead: the cold may be stabbing, but at least it's not packing a knife...
...some will go into teaching. Of that latter group, Kennedy argues, students who are receptive to the CLS viewpoint comprise a sizeable percentage. By focusing on those students, and sending them out into the world of law school faculties with both CLS leanings and a Harvard or Stanford degree-ticket to a teaching position, CLS has been able to build itself as a national movement...
...college insignia products have become increasingly popular in recent years, they have turned into big ticket items for college stores, where they now account account for 20 to 30 percent of all sales...