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...debate last week, Holden accused Gekas of voting to eliminate Social Security cost-of-living increases, and the senior incumbent dismissed the vote as having occurred "back when Julius Caesar was in command." (Actually it was Ronald Reagan.) But Gekas, a former prosecutor, showed his vigor in the face-off, interjecting his pet themes--like his "perfect" 14-out-of-14 vote rating from the Farm Bureau...
Former Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara and former Special Counsel and Adviser to President Kennedy Theodore Sorensen charmed the packed crowd with their frank recounting of the 1962 nuclear face-off between the U.S. and Soviet Union...
...debate last week, Holden accused Gekas of voting to eliminate Social Security cost-of-living increases, and the senior incumbent dismissed the vote as having occurred "back when Julius Caesar was in command." (Actually it was Ronald Reagan.) But Gekas, a former prosecutor, showed his vigor in the face-off, interjecting his pet themes - like his "perfect" 14-out-of-14 vote rating from the Farm Bureau...
...within months. Accusing Moi of trying to rule by proxy, 22 of KANU's 99 M.P.s, including six ministers, went into opposition and tabled a no-confidence motion. Moi was expected to avoid a humiliating exit by calling an early election. SOUTH ASIA Climbing Down The months-long face-off between India and Pakistan looked to be easing after both countries announced they would withdraw some of the estimated 1 million troops amassed at their common border. A Pakistan Foreign Ministry statement described India's partial withdrawal as "a step in the right direction." But Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes...
...Crimson will next travel to the Northwestern Tournament in Evanston, Ill., where it will face-off against midwest programs Loyola-Chicago, DePaul and Northwestern...