Word: contest
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...symbolism, a U.S. presidential election is not a contest between good and evil, a referendum on war, or a race between philosopher-kings that dissidents can safely ignore because party leaders have rejected the loftiest candidates. Viewing the election in such terms is no more realistic than the dreams of McCarthyites who expect to take over the Democratic Party after Humphrey loses. That hope is likely to be foiled by party professionals who, unlike the McCarthy amateurs, work at politics full time; much the same happened on the Republican side, when the pros shut out the Rockefeller forces who refused...
MISSOURI: Contest of Opposites
...this contest of opposites, Eagleton is believed to enjoy a slight edge. But Curtis plods along. "I've never won an election on personality," he readily admits. He is ranking Republican on the Joint Economic Committee, and his expertise in money matters rivals that of anyone in government today. He has a lawyer's pernickety eye for the fine print in legislation, has often voted against bills that he co-sponsored because they were diluted by minor amendments to which he objected. But while he impresses voters with his seriousness, integrity and knowledge, he also bores them with...
Eliot's John Read scored a touchdown and the Jumbo defense thwarted two drives at their own five-yard line, as the league leaders edged Quincy, 6-0, Monday. Winless Quincy controlled the ball most of the game, but, tiring late in the contest because it had no substitutes, allowed Eliot to score...
...Bruins could only bring 13 men for the contest because the Brown varsity was playing a crucial game against undefeated Springfield. Shuffling their players at every opportunity, they managed to contain the Crimson offense for the first quarter, but the Harvard passes started to click in the second period...