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...whether Jackson will fulfill that hope. The host-to-be has already surprised his producers by running for a "shadow Senate" seat from the District of Columbia, an unofficial post that would give Jackson a vehicle for lobbying for D.C. statehood. (Jackson won the Democratic primary and faces only token opposition in the Nov. 6 election.) That move has forced two important stations in Washington and Baltimore to keep his show off the air until after the balloting, to avoid any potential equal-time conflicts...
...considered competitive. In 1988, 99% of those seeking re-election to the House won. The figure will probably be similar this year. Senate elections are always more volatile, and a few incumbents do appear vulnerable. Still, of the 35 Senate contests, 16 have either no opponent or merely token opposition...
...some confusion over a taxicab, shanghais him to a chic after-party. Tom is eventually seduced by a lifestyle he once knew and later forswore. The film traces the rise and fall of this group of comrades-in-formals in a most bittersweet way. There are, of course, the token romantic entanglements. But they are far less interesting than the social comments the film makes...
...Barney Frank '61 (D-Mass.), reprimanded by the House for his actions involving a male prostitute, faces token opposition from the GOP in November...
Meanwhile, former presidential candidate and frequent Harvard visitor the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson was in Cambridge last month, making a token effort at relieving tensions in the Persian Gulf crisis. He met with Prince Turki Bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, a member of the Saudi royal family, at the Prince's posh suite at the Charles Hotel. Details of the meeting were sketchy but it does not appear that the conference has helped solve the international crisis...