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...people, made the difference. Hizballah began to run into trouble in 1989. Iran was in terrible straits after eight years of war with Iraq. The fiercely anti-American Khomeini died and his successor, President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, decided it was necessary to cool revolutionary rhetoric in order to woo desperately needed trade and investment from the West. The slow shift in Iran toward more pragmatic policies to end the country's pariah status was the biggest single reason the last U.S. hostages in Lebanon were finally released...
...Former Republican Governor David Treen endorsed Edwards, who once joked that Treen was so slow it took him an hour and a half to watch 60 Minutes. Even President Bush made an 11th-hour endorsement, fearful of what a Duke victory would mean for his party's efforts to woo black voters...
...rights, Bush shouldn't have to do so much to woo California Republicans. His natural moderation should appeal to the average California Republican, who is fiscally conservative but socially more liberal than most G.O.P. voters in other states. But Bush's hard-line opposition to abortion -- adopted to placate his party's right flank -- lands him to the right of 60% of California's G.O.P. conservatives, according to a private Republican poll. And his refusal to ban all oil drilling off the coast places his ecological credentials in question in a state where everyone is an environmentalist...
...bearded balladeer began turning up at kindergartens and day-care centers, and Blowin' in the Wind was replaced by songs such as Five Little Ducks. Childless himself, he had no idea how to woo his audience. "I thought you were supposed to attract their attention," he says, screwing his thumbs into his ears. "Hey, kid, watch this!" But with Debi's help, he made a discovery. "I realized you don't have to impress children," he said. "They make up their minds very quickly whether they like...
Josh Liston '94, whose posters woo voters with the message: "Platforms are for weenies. Vote Liston. He's not a weenie. And he has no platform...