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...among others: "If you stop for two or three weeks, it's grueling to get into shape again." Then comes weight training to strengthen the upper body. Finally, there are ballet or jazz classes. Scott Davis, 21, rebelled against these extra lessons until his Colorado Springs-based coach, Kathy Casey, told him to pack his bags and head back home to Montana. He surrendered, and is now a two-time U.S. gold medalist...
Fassi emphasizes that determination is all. "Form is not always consistent," he says, "particularly when learning a new jump." Casey says she always keeps in mind that her talented charges have given up some social life: "Late nights, club trotting, little of that." But not even persistence guarantees success. Particularly in girls, the body changes in adolescence with the growth of hips and breasts, and a skater may gain too much weight. When Tonya Harding added 8 lb. after her 1991 national title, she put herself out of the running. The psyche may also fluctuate: fear of competing, as Fassi...
...they would be accused of a partisan effort to smear Clinton if they had Washington take over the investigation, so they left it with the U.S. Attorney in Little Rock. At the time that was Republican Charles Banks, but after Clinton's victory he was replaced by Democrat Paula Casey...
...loan to clean up some dubious Madison Guaranty loans. Hale did approve a loan of that amount to McDougal's wife, but $110,000 went into Whitewater. Clinton denied exerting any pressure and said he had been unaware of such money winding up in Whitewater. Hale proposed to Casey that he have himself wired up to record incriminating conversations, perhaps with Clinton and aides...
...Casey refused, suspecting the offer was not serious. Hale, who had been indicted for fraud in a separate case, wanted Casey to give him a plea bargain; Casey offered instead a reduction in sentence if he pleaded guilty and cooperated with the government on other matters. But Hale refused the deal and will stand trial next month. Casey eventually recused herself from both the Hale and Madison cases, but most belatedly, last November. She would have trouble claiming impartiality; she had been a law student of Bill Clinton's and a volunteer in all his campaigns. Her husband works...