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...person had to act out a word; another held his breath as the timekeeper; another translated into French, German, or Spanish; and another person guessed what it was," Bruce said...
...pronounced dead, word reached President Clinton, campaigning in New Hampshire. The incident was not unexpected; when the President embarked on his robust Bosnia policy, he knew that casualties were inevitable. Fatalities, however, sometimes provoke spasms of American self-doubt; which is perhaps why, in nearly the same breath as offering his "deepest sympathies," Clinton restated his resolve to stay on course. Asked if he had second thoughts about the mission, the President said, "No, not at all. I told the American people before it started that the place was filled with mines...
Then, less than 24 hours before the game, five Harvard players--on their way home from a team dinner--were almost killed on Memorial Drive after getting broadsided by another vehicle. In retrospect, we can all take a deep breath and be thankful that the car crash wasn't as bad as it could have been...
Kincaid is the most personal of writers, and by now most readers will follow the particulars of a new novel from her with one eye on what they know of her unlikely history: a West Indian black, raised on Antigua, who--deep breath here--left home at 17 to escape a turbulent relationship with her mother, went to New York, dyed her hair blond in a brief punk phase, fell in with literary types at the New Yorker and became one of its star writers (though she has recently severed her ties with the magazine and publically criticized editor Tina...
Although there are fewer people trying out for more roles, this weekend will still find nervous auditioners wondering if they will find their names on the lists on Monday morning. Those who do will barely have time to catch their breath before rehearsals begin...