Word: contests
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...York senate race this year was going to be the Clash of the Titans--Hillary vs. Rudy, no last names needed. So when one of the titans quit the contest last Friday, all the gas went out of the race, right...
...turns its viewers into gods. "You watch people's most intimate moments," says New York University media-ecology professor Mark Crispin Miller, "and relish the illusion of deciding life and death." But the characters are unpredictable. That's the danger. Fox had a smash with voyeuristic bridal contest Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? only to forswear future versions when the groom was found to have once been charged with assaulting a girlfriend. CBS's participants had rigorous psychological and physical screenings and background checks--said CBS-TV president Leslie Moonves after Fox's debacle: "I want grade-school...
...Defeat Challenger in November: WASHINGTON: In a ceremony on the White House lawn today, President Al Gore announced the invention of the newest generation of the Internet, Internet-IV. On the heels of a poll showing Gore leading his Republican challenger by 10 points in November's re-election contest, Gore showed no signs of slowing down his administration's agenda and used his speech to review some of its major accomplishments to date...
Speculation as to what Allston land could be used for remains very uncertain, according to Grogan. And all discussion is contingent upon Harvard winning the Allston bidding contest...
Nevertheless, team spirit was practically bubbling over after Adams was disqualified. Yes, disqualified. From the Green Cup. Maybe for shooting squirrels in the courtyard? For mixing aluminum with glass? It's tough to say, but one guesses they were less than heartbroken. Disqualification from a contest loses some of its sting when the competitors don't know they're competing...