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...that I object to your being a bastard, don't get me wrong there. It's your being such a stupid bastard." So said Lee Tracy to Cliff Robertson in The Best Man (1964), Franklin J. Schaffner's classy political nail-biter about pre-nomination maneuvering...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wag the Potato | 1/23/1998 | See Source »

...fighting Hitler. His brothers John and Robert were assassinated in the midst of crusades--against communism, for civil rights--that they were prepared to die for. This younger branch of the family has always sailed smaller boats in higher winds. As a teenager, Michael jumped off a 75-ft. cliff above the Snake River in Wyoming during a rafting trip. Brother Robert, while at Harvard, leaped 10 feet between two six-story dorms on a dare. He was arrested in 1983 for heroin possession. Joe II drove his jeep off the road in 1973, paralyzing family friend Pam Kelley. Brother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kennedy Family: Tragedy Strikes Again | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

DeNunzio, who is coming off a second-place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, battled for a third-place finish at Midlands in the 134-pound weight class. A heartbreaking, 3-1, overtime loss in the fourth round to the tournament's No. 1 seed, Mark Ironside of lowa, dropped DeNunzio to the consolation bracket...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser and Karun F. Grossman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: DeNunzio, Volpe Pace Wrestlers at Midland Championships | 1/7/1998 | See Source »

...Andy Grove is so smart and technology companies so hot, why are Intel and just about every other tech stock falling off a cliff? Wasn't it only four months ago that our Man of the Year's company proudly sported a $100 stock? Now it's at about $70. Click on that, new-era geeks. The stock market may be chaotic and irrational from day to day, but over longer periods it's a pretty fair measuring stick for what's coming. The message here is that no boom lasts forever, and the one that Grove and tech...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ANOTHER SILICON VALLEY RECESSION? | 12/29/1997 | See Source »

...last year's rookie recipient Joey Killar, the Crimson continued its climb up the national ladder this past weekend with an impressive sixth-place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, | Title: Grapplers Strike Jackpot in Vegas | 12/10/1997 | See Source »

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