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Although North alone may take the fall in court for the disastrous foreign policy decision of an entire administration to sell arms to Iran and divert the funds to help the Contras, it is now abundantly clear that this gung-ho lieutenant colonel was hardly a "loose cannon," but merely one cog in a comprehensive administration policy to subvert Congressional authority and deceive the American people...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Loose Cannon | 4/15/1989 | See Source »

...know that freshman tennis player Jarum Piatigorsky "alternates a tricky top spin serve with his vicious cannon ball?" (Run for your lives, run for your lives, Piatigorsky is lighting up his cannon...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Raising Rhubarb in the Year 1959 | 4/15/1989 | See Source »

Most Democrats expect anything but courtesy from Gingrich. In fact, they view his combativeness as a potential plus. "Newt probably unites the Democratic Party more than any other single Republican," said House Majority Whip Tony Coelho of California. If Gingrich lives up to his loose-cannon reputation, he could further hinder the President's crusade for congressional bipartisanship. Of course, if Gingrich has his way, there will not be a Democratic majority in the House for long. "Newt wakes up in the morning, and < the first thing he thinks about is how to become the majority party," says Charles Black...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Attack Dog, Not a Lapdog | 4/3/1989 | See Source »

...Harvard team was very well prepared," Yale Coach Dale Walker said. "Their cannon-hard serves were very effective. They gave the [Harvard] players more time to move and dominate the court...

Author: By Rebecca D. Knowles, | Title: Racquetwomen Top Yale, Dartmouth and F&M | 2/27/1989 | See Source »

...proposals to introduce Junior ROTC into predominantly nonwhite schools. "The message we are giving kids is there is no place for you in mainstream society," says Linda Farrell, a teacher at Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Manhattan. "The only place is the military, where you can be cannon fodder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Peace Crusade | 2/27/1989 | See Source »

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