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Tarkanian's continuing presence in the tourney is testimony to his clout as major-college basketball's winningest coach, despite the fact that he is also one of the sport's most controversial figures. The chief reason why he continues to appear in the NCAA knockout event is also the focus of much of the controversy: his 30-year-old coaching system, built on finding and nurturing players that other schools have passed up. This year eight of 14 UNLV players, including All-American forward Larry Johnson, came to UNLV from junior colleges or as transfers. Once on the Rebels...
There is just enough of a new atmosphere that this approach might at least be considered. In the wake of Iraq's defeat, the clout and credibility of the U.S. is at an all-time high, and it is no longer being offset by Soviet troublemaking; Moscow has neither the power nor the inclination to keep backing the most radical Arab elements. Saudi Arabia promises to come out of its shell and take a more active role in regional diplomacy, and Syria, a radical state now bidding for increased influence without its customary Soviet support, is talking about...
Republican strategists doubt that the President's skyrocketing approval ratings will translate into clout with the Democrat-controlled Congress. Thus Bush will not squander his popularity in bold attacks on the country's myriad domestic problems. Instead, he will submit modest domestic proposals like last week's warmed-over housing and educational "opportunity" initiative, so that, in the words of one White House official, "nobody can say we don't have a domestic agenda." Still, Bush will try not to let the Democrats shift the national focus to social issues...
...goings-on were disgusting. It sort of helps, too, that the lobbyists can't figure me out. They call me eccentric because they don't know where I stand. They don't think I have any clout, so they try to ignore me. My campaign contributions from S&L lobbyists have been averaging $23 a year...
...Kids do get to recite part of the Gettysburg Address and, of course, say penis and vagina. But mostly Cop is a police procedural, a hostage thriller, a no-brain suspenser and a vengeful- mother drama. It adds up to the sternest test yet for Arnold's box-office clout -- and for the patience of his millions of fans...