Word: whiskers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After a sweeping state-by-state political analysis, he predicted that Walter Mondale will be the Democratic nominee, sharing the ticket with either Colorado Senator Gary Hart or Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen. And the November winner? Reagan by a whisker. "I wouldn't bet the farm on it, but I'd bet the main house," said Nixon. "I wouldn't even bet the outhouse on Mondale...
Despite starting a whisker late, Salomon caught up fast. Of the $30 billion worth of zeros that have so far been sold, the big investment banker has moved about $12 billion. Merrill Lynch accounts for sales of $11 billion more of the securities, while such big brokerages...
...seems merely reasonable. Lewis, who turns 22 this week, possesses powers far from their peak. But he may already be the premier track and field athlete of his generation-the modern equivalent of his idol, Jesse Owens. Last year Lewis jumped nearly 30 ft., but fouled by an undetectable whisker. Meanwhile, track watchers are already muttering about...
...significance of the Senate voting was hidden; it was less in the outcomes than in the margins. "The Democrats came within a whisker of having a landslide," said Wendell Ford. Democratic incumbents won handily, most rolling up wins of 20 points or more. If the Democrats had picked up about 43,000 votes in five states (Virginia, Rhode Island, Missouri, Nevada, Vermont), they would have taken control of the Senate. Republican moderates, such as John Chafee of Rhode Island, Lowell Weicker of Connecticut, John Danforth of Missouri and Robert Stafford of Vermont, barely withstood strong challenges. The fact that they...
...whisker, the House okays a G.O.P. plan for spending cuts