Media crown Clinton front runner before votes cast
Washington Post notes media shaping perception as Bill Clinton is labeled front runner by default. Pundits and reporters cite momentum while rivals acknowledge lead. The piece contrasts press influence with voters and highlights Kerrey as early rival, with bankers and donors cited.
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Washington Post
Bill Clinton
Arkansas
Clinton
Jack Germond
Baltimore Sun
Hal Bruno
ABC
Edmund Muskie
Washington Press Corps
Birch Bayh
Jack Kemp
New York
Mario Cuomo
Time
USA Today
Los Angeles Times
Jim Hoagland
Germond
U.S. News & World Report
Wall Street Journal
NBC
Lisa Myers
New Hampshire
Boston Globe
Michael McCurry
Kerrey
Legislature opens as Branstad and lawmakers anticipate budget, reforms
The legislature begins a session with no major tax hikes expected, focus on spending cuts and expanded fees. Branstad aims for at least a nickel cigarette tax increase while education funding formulas may be revised. Lawmakers will review about 1,100 preexisting bills and 550 new proposals amid debates on safety, ethics, health care, and government spending.
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Terry Branstad
Branstad
Richard Vohs
Parent-Education Legisla
HBO Dominates ACE Awards With Eleven Trophies
HBO won 11 ACE Awards at the 13th ceremony in Los Angeles led by Dream On with five wins and The Josephine Baker Story four technical prizes. Disney Channel's Avonlea claimed best dramatic series while HBO totals reached 27 including technical and non technical awards.
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Los Angeles
HBO
Josephine Baker
Dennis Hopper
Disney Channel
Olympia Dukakis
GM Playwrights Theater
Arts & Entertainment Network
Darren McGavin
Clara
A&e
Bob Einstein
Showtime
Wendie Malick
Pantages Theater
Cybill Shepherd
Danny Glover
Turner Network Television
National Academy of Cable Programming
CNN
ESPN
TNT
Eastern Europe records highest heart death rate worldwide
The American Heart Association reported Eastern Europe and the former Soviet republics have the world's highest death rate from heart disease. Hungary shows the worst figure with over 800 deaths per 100 000 in 1989, while the United States is below 500 and Japan under 250. Researchers cite diet, smoking, fat intake, and stress as possible factors.
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Texas
Europe
American Heart Association
Hungary
United States
Japan
Albert Oberman
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Oberman
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