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Still, Long is less than enthusiastic about the choices this election year, calling Bush "the lesser of two evils...
...Sometimes," says the G.O.P. consultant, "all you've got is the 'lesser of two evils' argument. McGovern did it kind of nicely." Yes, he did, but he lost...
Thanks to effective federal and state laws, the U.S. has made strides against organized crime, convicting 24 Mafia bosses and dozens of lesser mobsters since 1981. The FBI has made extensive use of methods normally barred by Italy's Napoleonic legal code: electronic surveillance, undercover agents, use of informants, reduced sentences for cooperative witnesses. Nor did Italy have the all-important Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) laws, under which many American mobsters have been jailed, or a witness- protection program to encourage insider testimony...
Tradition -- and tourism -- insists the Sagrada Familia is Gaudi's masterpiece. It is not. The Casa Mila and the crypt of the Colonia Guell, among others, are superior. But in any case, not all the best modernista building and decor are by Gaudi. Other and hardly lesser Catalan architects await discovery by the visitor. Two names in particular stand out: Lluis Domenech i Montaner (1850-1923) and Josep Puig i Cadafalch...
...perfect, but I've got a proven record of being tested by fire. I think that's a good reason to ask for some more time as President." Basically, explains the Chief Executive's general campaign chairman, Robert Mosbacher, with a fine disregard for grammar, Bush "will be the lesser of three evils...