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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Sunday's match was all Crimson. Sophomore Tom Blake had a huge upset as Blake beat Henkel in straight sets (7-6, 6-4). Senior co-captain Todd Meringoff also won his singles match 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 to clinch Harvard's victory...

Author: By Joseph W. Lind, | Title: M. Tennis to Face Miss. St. at NCAA's | 5/17/1996 | See Source »

Harvard continued its stellar play of late by downing Cornell the next day, 6-1, to clinch its 14th undefeated EITA title...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Netmen Win EITAs; Netwomen Defeated | 5/6/1996 | See Source »

...found detonator cords with blasting caps. After McVeigh's arrest, traces of explosives were detected on his clothing and in his car. Prosecutors will argue that McVeigh and Nichols stashed the fertilizer in rented storage facilities, then mixed and assembled their bomb in a park near Nichols' farm. To clinch its case, the prosecution does have one star witness: Michael Fortier, another Army buddy of McVeigh's arrested in connection with the case. Last summer Fortier cut a deal to testify against his friend in return for lesser charges. He says he and McVeigh cased the Murrah building several months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OKLAHOMA CITY: THE STATE VERSUS MCVEIGH | 4/15/1996 | See Source »

...only drama in yesterday's Midwestern primaries was whether Senate Majority Leader Robert J. Dole could win Michigan and Wisconsin by wide enough margins to clinch the nomination...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dole Nears 996-Vote Nomination Mark | 3/20/1996 | See Source »

...stake were 67 delegates in Ohio, 59 in Illinois, 57 in Michigan and 36 in Wisconsin--219 in all. Based on preliminary results yesterday, Dole had 951 delegates in The Associated Press count--drawing near the 996 necessary to clinch nomination. Buchanan, by comparison, had but 86 delegates...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dole Nears 996-Vote Nomination Mark | 3/20/1996 | See Source »

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