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...that anyone could come up with evidence of misconduct strong enough to swing a majority of the Senate against Tower. But at minimum, the momentum has leaked out of his confirmation drive. Tower already has the unenviable distinction of being the first Cabinet hopeful in memory to be asked point-blank if he is a drunk...
Since 1985, the PLO has taken credit for more than 250 attacks against innocent civilians in Israel alone, the most recent being the hijacking of a bus in Israel and the point-blank murder of a passenger, just one month ago. Four of the seven remarks on the SAS "fact sheet" imply the legitimacy of the PLO, yet the SAS conveniently forgets to mention what the PLO stands for. The PLO reaffirmed its National Covenant in April, 1987, calling for "armed struggle" against the "Zionist entity" until there is "complete liberation of Palestine." Unfortunately, no powerful Palestinian peace movement exists...
...that third period, Providence began to take control. Linstad tapped in a goal from the doorstep after White made three point-blank saves; Heather LaDuke put a slapshot in the top shelf, and then Linstad banked her third goal off the top of White's shoulder to put the game out of reach...
Stability was further shattered by the assassination on Saturday of Leandro Alejandro, 27, leader of Bayan, perhaps the largest legal alliance of the Philippine left. Alejandro was shot at point-blank range by unidentified gunmen outside Bayan headquarters just two days before he was scheduled to lead an antigovernment rally. Summing up the air of unrest, Businessman Antonio Gatmaitan said, "Remember the old curse, 'May you live in interesting times'? I think this...
...Gary Hart's presidential candidacy. If no one actually peeped through keyholes, reporters were doing things that couldn't help looking a bit tawdry. A team of journalists staked out a man's home to discover who was spending the night there. A presidential candidate was asked, at point-blank range, whether he had ever committed adultery. TV newscasts and newspaper front pages were dominated for most of a week with talk of sexual dalliances, back doors and yachts to Bimini. Along with the questions that flew last week about les liaisons dangereuses of Gary Hart, a parallel debate...