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...much as a politician can be one, Bob Dole is a Lifer. He has represented Kansas in Congress continuously since 1960, sticking to it and through the years steadily moving upward. His virtues are the Lifer virtues of constancy, leadership, persistence and credit sharing. He is often charged with changing his views too readily. The honest answer to that, which he can never give, would be: Life isn't about what your views are; it's about what you get done. Having positions on issues, especially social issues like abortion and gay rights that aren't central to the ongoing...
Against Dartmouth the sixth seeded player also did not play, forcing additional upward shifts. Despite players competing at higher seeds, the victory against Dartmouth should have been a bit easier...
...interest rates spurred stocks higher Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average continued its upward surge, gaining 14.09 points to close at 5,395.30. The New York Stock Exchange composite index rose 2.75 to end the day at 340.03. On the Big Board, advancers led decliners 1,578 to 824, with 712 unchanged. Volume was heavy, with 472.06 million shares traded. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 6.51 points to end the day at 1,057.81. The Standard & Poor's 500 stocks gained 5.86 to close at 636.01. The American Stock Exchange market value index rose...
...rituals of campaign populism, in which the candidates don windbreakers and stage photo-ops with obliging factory hands before rushing back to the $1,000-a-plate fund-raising dinners where they commiserate with the big-money guys about those pesky "labor costs" and the need to accelerate the upward redistribution of wealth...
...Jones industrial average rebounded strongly, as strong profits reports pushed the Dow upward by 57.45 points to close at 5,124.35. The New York Stock Exchange composite index also finished in the positive column, gaining 0.86 to end the day at 326.15. On the Big Board, advancers led decliners 1,392 to 991, with 720 unchanged. Volume was heavy, with 449, 893,603 million shares traded. The technology-heavy Nasdaq finished the day up 8.94 points to close at 1007.24. The Standard & Poor's 500 stocks gained 1.87 to end the day at 608.24. The American Stock Exchange market value...