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...terms of congressional arithmetic, that route makes sense. Democrats need 20 more seats to take back the House. In California about half a dozen G.O.P. seats are vulnerable this year, among the most toss-up races in any state. If a halfhearted Dole effort there keeps Republican turnout low on Election Day, they could easily go Democratic. "I wouldn't be surprised if this is the lowest turnout in modern history," says G.O.P. pollster Frank Luntz. "That's where personal appearances [by Dole] can make a difference." Local Republicans haven't forgotten the 1992 presidential campaign, when George Bush gave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE BATTLEGROUND STATE | 10/28/1996 | See Source »

Harvard exploded out of the gates with its first-quarter points of the season by taking advantage of a strong, steady wind. After Holy Cross won the toss and deferred, Harvard coach Tim Murphy decided to have the wind at his team's back to start the game...

Author: By Bryan Lee, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Cross Can't Catch Gridders | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

While the Senator blustered, Louisiana-Pacific was getting ready to toss the mill overboard. Why? As a financial proposition, logging in remote, southeast Alaska is problematic because of the high cost of Alaskan labor and the expense of building logging roads. Now, with pulp prices falling, the company is facing increasing competition from mills with cheap labor and fast-growing trees...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FIGHTING FOR THE FORESTS | 10/14/1996 | See Source »

...power over programming, but a limited number of channels. If the cable company added Fox, would Time-Warner be best serving its viewers with four 24 hour news channels? Or should the company use the space for something else? The choice between Fox or MSNBC is really a toss-up." While the cable battle rages, just head for Sixth Avenue if you want to see the latest competitor in the all-news war. Better bring a warm coat, though. -->