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...current administration?s foreign policy was tempered only by the suggestion that he would have done more to unseat Saddam Hussein. On Yugoslavia and Milosevic, the lovefest continued: "I believe the administration deserves credit" for insisting on the U.S. intervention that contributed to Milosevic?s overthrow, Bush purred. Amidst all the back-patting, there was one moment of tension: When Gore attempted to trip Bush on his previous pledge to keep U.S. troops out of non-essential deployments, citing the war crimes in Bosnia, Bush fired back: "I don?t know who the questioner is here," prompting Lehrer to rouse...
...Yesterday's building dedication, celebrated with rounds of handshakes and laudatory remarks, occurred amidst a period of deep tensions between the University and its home city...
...started a week ago when the New York Knicks traded Patrick Ewing to the Seattle in a massive, four-team deal that brought Glen Rice to New York. The embattled Hall of Fame center ended 15 years of service to Madison Square Garden crowds amidst talk that the team was better without...
...Amidst a sea of Gore, Bush and Nader signs, pro-Palestinian demonstrators carried placards reading, "Israel Must Respect International Law," "Sharon Hoots: Barak Shoots" and "Helicopter vs. Children: Not Fair...
...pumped-up dance moves to "No Strings Attached." My mouth fell open, my feet started to dance and I began to reconsider my marriage proposal from Kevin Richardson. (Especially when he was off getting married to someone else that very week! The nerve!) In the ocean of light-sticks amidst the dark and warm summer night, I thought "Yeah, they're not the Backstreet Boys, but that Justin Timberlake can sure shake his booty...