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...penalty kick, they were standing behind Kevin Silva and calling him a choke," senior Rich Wilmot said. "So after the goal I said something to them and they said, `Come on back when...

Author: By Shira A. Springer, | Title: Hubristic Terriers Get Just Desserts at Ohiri | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

...overwhelms (Can this be worse than what he did for Helms?), The critics say it shows that sleaze pervades The Friends of Bill. Surviving White House aides Who loathe our Dick in varying degrees'll Confide, "We told you so: the man's a weasel." The Prez won't choke; for him this is routine. He'll smoothly give the longest speech we've seen. It's kids, he says. To help the little varmints, He'd pass a laundry list of tiny garments. Hope's back, he says; our future looks tip-top. He hopes himself no other shoe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ONE BIG FAMILY, STUPID | 9/9/1996 | See Source »

...Johnson, were pitted against each other in anticipation of an exciting Barcelona matchup. When, hobbled by poor preparation, O'Brien no-heighted in the pole vault during the Olympic trials, he became, perversely, even more famous. Johnson went on to take the bronze, while O'Brien was left to choke down his embarrassment on the sidelines and serve as a track-and-field commentator for NBC in Barcelona, a task he took on with characteristic good cheer. "It was heartbreaking and crushing," he says now, "but the thing about it was, I would wake up and I could look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DAN VS. DAN | 7/29/1996 | See Source »

...have been for money. The $3 million she got was mostly earmarked for the care of the children, leaving her in a nasty debt hole. (She's said to owe at least that.) While this settlement from a son of England's richest family would make American divorce lawyers choke, Andrew isn't that wealthy, earning about $420,000 a year, from which he has to pay his staff. And the public has a lot less sympathy for Fergie than for Diana, partly because of Fergie's carefree, sometimes careless ways (and not least because she let a Texan suck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Apr. 29, 1996 | 4/29/1996 | See Source »

...wait for the trial of accused bombers Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. According to one survey, 38.5% of the state respondents personally knew a victim of the blast. "The psychological healing has a long way to go,'' says Governor Frank Keating, who lost three friends and can still choke up during interviews. "All of us are still sensitive and still recovering...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OKLAHOMA CITY: LIVING WITH THE NIGHTMARES | 4/15/1996 | See Source »

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