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Bush's weakest point on the drug issue may be his claim of ignorance about General Noriega's involvement in drug trafficking. On the subject of drugs, Bush is doing an Iran-contra have-it-both-ways tango. He boasts that he was a hands-on administrator of the antidrug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Riding The Drug Issue | 4/25/1988 | See Source »

On civil rights, Bush would undoubtedly do far better than the Reagan Administration's backhanded treatment of black concerns. As a Republican Congressman from Texas in the 1960s, Bush broke ranks with fellow Southerners to vote for a controversial open-housing bill. His Administration would be unlikely to continue the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: George Bush: The Man Who Would Be President | 3/21/1988 | See Source »

Down by three with the third period half over, Harvard stormed back. On a three-on-three situation (thanks to an overflow crowd in the penalty box), Jerry Pawloski twirled and backhanded a 20-ft. shot past MSU goalie Jason Muzzatti and into the net, cutting State's lead to...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: At Halftime, It's MSU 6, Harvard 5 | 3/19/1988 | See Source »

First, defenseman Jerry Palwoski did hockey's version of a Dominique Wilkins 360-spin and backhanded the puck into the net.

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Why are the Winners Looking So Darned Glum? | 3/19/1988 | See Source »

St. Lawrence finally cracked Fletcher, as Joe Day slammed a Brian McColgan rebound off the far boards for his 17th goal of the season at the 2:38 mark of the second period. Before the Knights could recover, Andy Pritchard connected 46 seconds later on a backhanded flip that bounced...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: St. Lawrence Trounces Clarkson to Capture Crown | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

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