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Nearly three months have passed since drug indictments were brought against General Manuel Antonio Noriega in Florida and the Administration signaled its determination to unseat the strongman. Noriega remains firmly in control, despite opposition strikes, U.S. economic sanctions, and the dispatch of 1,300 additional U.S. troops to Panama. The economic noose intended to yank Noriega from power is instead choking Panama's banking, construction, retail and tourism industries. Says a young businessman in Panama City: "Noriega has made fools of the Americans, and we are the ones who have suffered...
...although this latest housing proposal has added a little spice to the mayoral race, few think Tierney will be able to gain enough momentum to unseat Flynn. The perception that Flynn is a sure bet to win Tuesday has hurt Tierney in his efforts to get voter attention during the past month...
...only interest the Democrats are not meeting is the personal ambition of Vrdolyak. The former leader of the Cook County Democratic machine could not win the party's endorsement for mayor--and he couldn't garner enough votes as a third party candidate to unseat incumbent Democrat Harold Washington...
While charges of corruption against his predecessor opened the door of the mayor's office for Flynn, this year political observers expect few controversial issues to unseat the incumbent...
...challengers to the incumbents, and several of their supporters turned to a campus wide referendum. While some said the move was supposed to to help resolve the widening rift within the council, candidate Smith saw the referendum as a political move. "They tried to do anything they could to unseat Offutt and myself," he said...