Be a good neighbor fuels a late campaign trend
A reflection on how campaigns mirror locality and personal appeal. The piece notes presidents winning via hometown credibility, the rise of mobile Winnebago campaigns, and the shift away from negative politics toward the neighbor next door image. It questions whether niceness suffices for leadership.
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Mike Dukakis
Massachusetts
Richard Gephardt
Missouri
Paul Simon
Ilinois
Tennessean
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Jesse Jackson
George Bush
Robert Dole
Bush
Elizabeth Taylor
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Charles Goes Home From Davos After Avalanche Close Call
Prince Charles returned to Britain after a somber weekend near the Davos avalanche site in Switzerland that killed Maj. Hugh Lindsay and narrowly missed him. The event injured Patricia Palmer- Tomkinson who underwent multiple leg surgeries. Charles visited her in hospital and later walked in the mountains near the fatal snowslide.
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Charles
Prince Charles
Britain
Zurich
Switzerland
Prince
Royal
Patricia Palmer- Tomkinson
Davos Hospital
Maj
Hugh Lindsay
Lawyer sets world record with 48 hours of jokes in Lisbon
Peruvian lawyer Felipe Carbonell claimed a world record by telling jokes nonstop for more than 48 hours in a Lisbon hotel. He spoke in five languages to raise funds for cancer charities and hoped to continue, following his wife’s death from cancer eight years ago.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Felipe Carbonell
Carbonell
Tim Benker
Cancer society urges insurance to cover cancer detection tests
American Cancer Society President Harmon Eyre urged insurers to reimburse Pap tests, stool blood tests, sigmoidoscopy, and mammograms, plus health maintenance exams. He noted insurers worry about higher premiums but emphasized prevention over treatment, citing smoker counseling and screenings.
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Daytona Beach, Fla
American Cancer Society
Society
Harmon Eyre
Eyre
Cancer Society
Study finds no link between alcohol and breast cancer
A federal study of 3,252 women with breast cancer and 2,971 controls found no link between past five year alcohol use and breast cancer risk. Researchers note no biological basis for a connection and urge caution before changing drinking guidelines.
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Susan Chu
Centers For Disease Control
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The
American Cancer Society
Chu
Cancer Society
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