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...through a well-planned operation designed to catapult itself into the international spotlight, Tupac Amaru has upstaged the President. Even if its bid does not succeed, the group will bask in exposure for as long as the crisis lasts. And by week's end it looked as if that may be a prolonged period. When the initial fireworks subsided, a more grinding routine ensued as an exhausted Red Cross mediator shuffled between embassy and presidential palace, conveying requests for toothbrushes and toilet paper. Batches of hostages were released, but the impasse remained unbroken. Meanwhile, the Peruvian government withdrew behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GALA AT GUNPOINT | 12/30/1996 | See Source »

Considering the loss of its top offensive weapon in All-American Burke Murphy (33-25-58), St. Lawrence will have to depend on the likes of juniors Paul DiFrancesco (16-39-55), Derek Ladouceur (7-33-40) and Derek McLaughlin (10-16-26) to catapult the offense. One thing is for sure: scoring will not be a problem...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, | Title: Vermont Mounted Atop ECAC; Clarkson, Crimson Follow | 11/2/1996 | See Source »

...ball bounced from Harvard player to player before someone would end the misery and catapult the ball into...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, | Title: M. Water Polo Trounces Boston College | 10/19/1996 | See Source »

...high time for the Syrians, the Iranians, the Lebanese and all others who continue to deny Israel's right to exist to accept the Israelis' sensible precondition to security. Anything less is guaranteed to catapult the Arab countries back into the center of a downward spiral into poverty, despair and hopelessness. I am tremendously encouraged by the opening gambit of the Netanyahu camp. Time will tell whether Assad and company will grasp an outstretched, yet protected, hand...

Author: By Justin C. Danilewitz, | Title: Netanyahu Provides Hope for Jews | 7/19/1996 | See Source »

...since CCA supporters tend to vote for an entire slate of progressives, many feel the transfer of votes will catapult Davis into the seat held by retiring Councillor Jonathan S. Myers...

Author: By Manlio A. Goetzl and C.r. Mcfadden, S | Title: Voters Elect Reeves, Civic Association Candidates | 11/9/1995 | See Source »

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