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...been uncertain about when and how to lift controls on natural gas and has a narrow grasp of the issues involved. His major initiative has been to support the troubled nuclear power industry, primarily by speeding up licensing procedures and pushing forward with the Clinch River breeder reactor in Tennessee, a $3.2 billion boondoggle whose principal beneficiary will be Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker. At best Edwards gets a C. That would hardly matter, unless, of course, the nation is hit with another energy crisis, which the shrinking department is totally unprepared to handle...
...week that one watch was given before the swearing-in, while the second was handed over afterward. The timing is crucial, because Administration officials are barred from keeping such gifts. Finally, the Tokyo newspaper Mainichi reported late last week that a "big present" had been given to Allen to clinch the interview. Allen denied the charge...
Faced with an Eli first and ten on their own 20-yard line, the Crimson defenders thwarted two consecutive Yale running plays and then intercepted a desperate Bulldog pass on third down to clinch the victory...
...groove-a kind of show-business dream sequence where you can't do anything wrong. The choreography was a mutual effort: Hermes Pan, Ginger, even Adele contributed. And of course Ginger was able to accomplish sex through dance. We told more through our movements instead of the big clinch. We did it all in the dance...
...goals to tie the game with less than 15 minutes to play gave the booters the extra 20 minutes of OT to clinch the match. Berkman opened the Crimson scoring with a penalty kick goal at 74:44. The referee awarded the hotly contested charity chip after striker lance Ayrault was taken down in the UMass penalty...