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...show he has positions that span a bit beyond the predictable right. This year Dole has made 160 speeches outside Washington and has churned out dozens of statements twitting the Administration; last week he denounced moves for closer ties between the U.S. and Cuba. Sensing an opportunity to one-up Baker on Panama, Dole may try to lead the antitreaty forces in the Senate...
Equally suddenly, Shayan struck back. With 8:44 remaining in the half, the Iranian sophomore tied the game on a shot for which Herold had no chance. At the half, it was one...
...rush to make the démodée dowager a belle again ?and so prepare to wring the belle of millions of restless Eastern betting chips expected to wind up cozily close to home. "Most people can't afford to go to Vegas," notes one booster, already trying to one-up Nevada. "Anyway, who needs sunshine in a casino...
Rabin and Peres are both masters of upmanship. A leader of Israel's elite Palmach commandos in 1948 and a hero of the 1967 war, Rabin seldom loses a chance to one-up his Defense Minister on military matters. During briefings by Peres (who never served in uniform), Rabin has been known to swivel impatiently in his chair, scowl and then ignore his minister by shooting questions directly at uniformed generals present. Complains a Peres aide: "Right from the start, Rabin was out to humiliate Peres in any way he could...
...that speaks for itself (see first color page). Shown in Manhattan by Promoter Philip Fox, these startling shirts will go on sale in March and could soon make the double take an institution on city streets. One, emblazoned with realistic-looking and oddly placed eyes, will put any woman one-up on male bosom watchers: her chest will stare back at them. Another has a pair of shapely legs draped over the shoulders, as if someone were riding piggyback. A third, though neck high, seems to be a scuba suit unzipped to the navel, partially revealing breasts dyed...