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Even by the rowdy standards of the House of Commons' "cheer and jeer" debate, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was in for a bruising confrontation as she rose from the government front bench last week to answer hostile opposition challenges about the country's unemployment, the worst since the 1930s. Days earlier, when she wore a black dress, Labor M.P. William Hamilton had pointed a taunting finger at her and inquired derisively, "Is she dressed in black because of the unemployment figures?" Now she was meticulously turned out in a tailored gray suit, a soft white bow at her neck...
Penn coach Bob Weinhauer, a strict and ill-humored taskmaster on the bench but affable and engaging in person--offered similar insights, "I'm very happy with the way our kids came out of the box and jumped all over them. That decided the game right there...
...best to seem collected, but inside I was a mass of shock and confusion. I tried to appear cool and then took the first opportunity to leave I needed time to think about this alone. As I sat on a bench and tried to relax, I began to think coherently: "This is an enormous thing; how could I not have known it?" "Why didn't he tell me before?" "How much does this affect his thoughts and actions?" "How does this mean he sees me?" "I find homosexuality repulsive; how can a close friend be homosexual?" "I know what gays...
...Plunkett, the Super Bowl M.V.P., who seemed to have all day to pass-and did, completing 13 of 21 for three touchdowns. Plunkett had waited a long time for his moment of glory, enduring injury in New England, humiliation in San Francisco and, finally, a year on the bench at Oakland...
...with a hurt ankle. She should be back in uniform soon. The real tragedy of the night involved captain Kim Belshe. Returning to action for the first time in two months, Belshe reinjured her knee coming down with a rebound three minutes into the game and returned to the bench to sit out the remainder of the season. Belshe, a familiar figure to fans last year with her flawless outside shooting and calm, unhurried play has had to contribute her all from the sidelines this year. This final injustice couldn't help but dampen the jubilant win over Barnard...