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...Saturday, Yeltsin was narrowly ahead of Polozkov in a key round of balloting, but failed to clinch the presidency. More feverish politicking is expected this week. One thing is certain: Gorbachev will continue trying to position himself as the centrist alternative to what he called in the interview "crazies" like Yeltsin on the left and the hard-liners on the right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Summit: The Eye of the Storm | 6/4/1990 | See Source »

...what dreams are made of--The Goal. Who can forget Ed Krayer's backhander slithering by Minnesota goalie Robb Stauber in overtime last year to clinch the men's hockey team's national championship...

Author: By M.d. Stankiewicz, | Title: Hording Winning Goals | 5/23/1990 | See Source »

...only did the Harvard women clinch the Ivies for the second time this season, but this weekend also marked the end of the Rainey era for the Crimson...

Author: By Jacqueline Blocker, | Title: Women Tracksters Claim Heps | 5/9/1990 | See Source »

Melinda Wang followed suit in fifth singles,smashing Siema Shah to clinch the match...

Author: By Daniel L. Jacobowitz, | Title: First-Place Netwomen Dominate Cornell, 7-2 | 5/7/1990 | See Source »

Most days Hartman is in the thick of it. Invariably dressed in a windbreaker and running shoes, he prowls the classrooms eager for combat. Heated debate is the norm at Hartman's place. Eavesdrop long enough and you will likely hear an eclectic collection of world-class brains clinch philosophical arguments by telling one another they're "full...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DAVID HARTMAN: Sage In a Land Of Anger | 4/30/1990 | See Source »

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