Word: pressing
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...with every minor fluctuation in the case of the notorious Elian Gonzalez. His personal wellbeing is the subject of conversation across Miami-Dade county. No detail is too small not to warrant mentioning in national publications. When federal agents forcibly removed him from his Miami relatives' home, the Associated Press story, carried in major newspapers (including The Crimson), reported that play-doh was provided so that he could relieve his stress...
...quite a bit different from the profession she started in upon leaving college. After graduation, Alvarez became a reporter for the New York Post, working there for four years. She then moved into television journalism in New York City for seven years, a stint which won her an Associated Press award and Emmy nomination for reporting she did on the war in El Salvador...
...into consideration Elian's stated wish to stay in the U.S. The judges noted that when Congress wrote the 1980 immigration law, it specified that "any alien...may apply for asylum." Since Congress did not specifically exclude children from that category, the judges said, even a small boy could press for asylum. As evidence of Elian's feelings in the matter, the court noted that he had scribbled his signature at the bottom of the application...
Sources: Most recent proxy statement, Microsoft; Associated Press...
...hard act to follow. The Running Mate (Dial Press; 403 pages; $26.95) is Klein's game attempt to keep the momentum going, a sequel of sorts. Charlie Martin, the new novel's hero, appeared briefly in the earlier book as a presidential candidate--a U.S. Senator from the Midwest, dismissed by the press as a hippie Vietnam Vet. Many characters from Colors do brief walk-ons in the new book, much as the star of a popular sitcom may help launch a spin-off. On TV, of course, spin-offs usually fail...