Word: cliffs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lineup. -- A speed-skating battle royal as the U.S.'s Thometz and Jansen sprint against a passel of contenders, including Canada's Gaetan Boucher, winner of the gold in 1984. -- The U.S.'s Brian Boitano and Canada's Brian Orser each skate electrifying, near perfect two- minute programs. Even Cliff Huxtable wouldn't miss tonight's head-to-head: 6.0s could be in the air. -- On tape: Swiss Downhillers Michela Figini and Maria Walliser (one-two at Sarajevo) renew their pell-mell, icy-cool rivalry...
Beginning with David Letterman and Johnny Carson, the first reaction of many was to make Hart the butt of a national laugh-in. A front-page Des Moines Register cartoon showed Hart wearing a dwarf costume labeled SLEAZY, as he pushed the other six candidates off a cliff. Hart was also tagged by cartoonists as HORNY and RANDY. A popular Denver radio show held an hour-long phone-in of the latest jokes about him, most of which tended toward the tasteless. One caller said the best Hart joke was that "Gary is running for President...
...coaches recognized that numbers can't measure the skill Hall brings to his position. He has speed, razor-sharp reflexes and what Brown Coach Cliff Stevenson calls "one hell of a punt." His long goal kicks trigger the quick Crimson attack...
...negotiations seemed doomed. House Republicans, angered by the new taxes in the package, were threatening to oppose the deal. Democrats said they would not approve the compromise without G.O.P. support. Said House Budget Committee Chairman William Gray: "I'm not going to ask Democrats to jump off a cliff while Republicans wave...
...suppose, then people like Cliff Stevenson and Joe Morrone have such a shrill stake in denouncing the inclusion of foreign players in the rosters of successful college soccer teams? Misplaced patriotism? Yeah, that's the ticket...