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...JANET RENO, 63, sanguine former Attorney General now running for Florida Governor; after fainting during a speech in Rochester, N.Y. On her release from a local hospital, where she got a clean bill of health, Reno joked in reference to the recent Bush mishap, "I don't have a bump on my cheek...
...restless. In a Washington Post-ABC poll released Thursday, two-thirds of Americans believe the war on terrorism will be a success only with the capture of bin Laden - and they want Saddam Hussein out of Iraq too, which is exactly the point at which public opinion starts to bump into that "unprecedented coalition" we've been hearing about. But how long can Bush keep those 86-percent approval ratings going without bringing home some heads to mount on the wall...
...Young Adult Library Services Association and an expert in fantasy literature, says, "In libraries, the most successful promotion we do is to ask people to 'read a movie,'" meaning a book that kids have first experienced on the screen. The Harry Potter movie has led to a bump in reading of the already popular Harry Potter books, which has led young readers to C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia) and Tolkien. "We can't keep Lord of the Rings on the shelf," Kunzel says. Tolkien purists who can't bear to see images of Middle-earth put on the screen...
Though the Crimson is the Ivy favorite in early season predictions, Harvard’s road through the league is far from bump-free. Harvard only has to look back to Feb. 17, the day the Crimson faced the Elis, to know that in the Ivy League, every game is anyone’s game. Yale came into the game with a 1-8 record, but managed to upset the Crimson in overtime, and Harvard’s championship hopes faded. Its experience against the last-place Elis proved one thing—there is no team in this league...
...what has been a rather arduous journey. There was a time when I wondered if I would ever make it, as did my mom, my dad, my sisters, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles, my cousins, my friends, and my roommates past. I believe now, however, that every bump in my convoluted path must be considered a blessing in disguise. Six different sets of roommates have produced a handful of friends I know will last a lifetime. Every job and internship I didn’t get left the door open to explore new options, even if only by default...