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...days leading up to the Tower report's release, the White House braced the public for a damaging series of shocks, art-fully cultivating an anti-climax. In the aftermath of the Tower Commission, the White House has acted decisively to exploit the moment. Donald Reagan was a deserving scapegoat fatted on months of scorn and derision, all of which he now takes with him, away from the White House. His replacement, former Senate Majority Leader Baker, fills the void with credibility, goodwill, and a strong excuse for everyone to let bygones be bygones...

Author: By David S. Hilzenrath, | Title: By Reason of Inanity | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

Peach Bowl, January 2, at Atlanta: January 2? January 2? You gotta be kidding. 8-3 Virginia Tech and 8-3 Miami, Fla., will suffer from severe lack of exposure. They constitute a classic case of anti-climax. Miami...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Don't Get Bowled Over | 12/13/1980 | See Source »

Yesterday's game marked the second time this season that Harvard's battle against Yale was somewhat of an anti-climax. In the Ivy tournament, the Crimson cruised to a 3-0 win over the Elis after falling to Brown in the semifinals only an hour before...

Author: By Mike Bass and Danny Benjamin, S | Title: Women Booters Trip Elis, 2-0 | 11/18/1980 | See Source »

...thunder--Islander captain Eddie Westfall presented her with a bouquet and his teammates skated by to shake her hand--the Flyers scored just 19 seconds after the opening face-off and coasted to a 4-1 victory. Bobby Clarke & Co. went on to defeat Buffalo in something of an anti-climax...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: The I's Have It--So Far | 5/13/1980 | See Source »

...COULD have been glorious. But after ten years of waiting, five years of planning, three years of production and over $40 million of spending, the motion picture interpretation of the Star Trek television series is worse than an anti-climax: in essence, they blew...

Author: By Joshua I. Goldhaber, | Title: Not Very Enterprising | 12/14/1979 | See Source »

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