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...woods yet. The worst news of the week for Dole came from New York, where the primary is set for March 7. Forbes, after spending nearly $2 million on the effort, won ballot access in 27 of New York State's 31 congressional districts. The move in a single stroke destroyed Dole's "fire wall" in the Empire State and guaranteed that Dole would face a risky and expensive race for the state's 102 delegates. A similar tremor was moving through California G.O.P. circles, where operatives are aware that the Forbes message resonates among socially liberal, economically conservative Republicans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMPAIGN '96: BATTLING THE PARTY CRASHERS | 2/19/1996 | See Source »

...York City. Not only did Lewis pull the New Jersey Symphony from obscurity to national prominence, but he also brought it to the parks and gyms of America's ghettos, working-class neighborhoods and suburban towns. Lewis conducted nearly every major U.S. orchestra, breaking racial barriers with each baton stroke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Feb. 12, 1996 | 2/12/1996 | See Source »

...masterly stroke, allowing Microsoft to wrap itself in Java's aura while at the same time puncture Netscape's over-inflated stock balloon. The market reacted strongly. Sun's stock price jumped sharply; Netscape's fell more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHY SUN'S JAVA IS HOT | 1/22/1996 | See Source »

...have become more versatile because of the nature of college swimming," Koerckel adds. "I swim different events for different meets. This season I have started racing the breast stroke. I had never done that before, but with the dynamics of the team...

Author: By Keith S. Greenawalt, | Title: Swimming Always Returns to Koerckel | 1/19/1996 | See Source »

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia temporarily handed ruling authority over the world's biggest oil-producing state to his half brother Crown Prince Abdullah. Fahd, in his 70s, overweight and diabetic, suffered a stroke in November. The Crown Prince, while more of a traditionalist and an Arab nationalist than the King, is not likely to divert Saudi Arabia from its pro-American course. Meanwhile, Britain ordered the deportation to Dominica in the Caribbean of Mohammed al Mass'ari, a vocal critic of Saudi Arabia's royal family. Saudi Arabia had threatened to curtail trade, including military purchases, unless London silenced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WEEK: DECEMBER 31-JANUARY 6 | 1/15/1996 | See Source »

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