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...they'll do anything to win. Paying rival con trade to lose is common and jockeys are encouraged to whip their horses--and their opponents...

Author: By Alessandra M. Galloni, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Il Palio: Sienese Contrade Vie in Historic Horse Race | 3/2/1992 | See Source »

...says he is "the only real Democrat," a choice and not an echo, and calls for "a candidate who can take on George Bush and whip...

Author: By Alessandra M. Galloni, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Presidential Hopefuls Stick to Stump Speeches | 2/21/1992 | See Source »

Jeremiah Kissel, with his awe-inspiring sideburns and jutting jaw, makes and impressive Crampton, the dentist's landlord and the feminist's long-lost husband. The image of a man unable to handle change, he is belligerently ill-at-ease in an era where the whip can no longer be used to sort out family disputes. Unfortunately, Kissel is a little less convincing when he drops his chronic grumbling in favor of a sentimental attitude...

Author: By Ashwini Sukthankar, | Title: Shaw's World: Party On, George! | 2/20/1992 | See Source »

...other than pity, for why Japan should liberalize its economic system to reduce its trade surplus with the U.S. With a carping chorus of car executives and a patronizing lecture from Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa, the Bush visit became the free- trade version of Jerry Ford's WIN (for Whip Inflation Now) buttons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan Bashing on the Campaign Trail | 2/10/1992 | See Source »

Politicians rushed forward with nearly a dozen rival plans, including a move by Democratic Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York to revive his long- standing proposal to cut Social Security taxes. Not to be outdone by the Democrats, Senate Republican Phil Gramm of Texas and House minority whip Newt Gingrich of Georgia introduced wide-ranging legislation that repeated the Bush Administration's cherished call for reduced capital gains taxes. But a skeptical public remained unimpressed by all the ballyhoo and maneuvering. In a TIME/CNN poll by the firm Yankelovich Clancy Shulman last week, 77% of the 500 adults surveyed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Economy: Is It a Treat or a Trick? | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

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