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The men's mile relay team also won, confirming its position as "the top Ivy contender for Heptagonals" in the eyes of sophomore anchor Joe Ciollo.

Author: By Bryan Lee, | Title: M., W. Track Ready For H-Y-Ps at Invite | 2/4/1997 | See Source »

Family ownership of a team, O'Malley felt, had become an anachronism. Successful as they are, with a perennial contender on the field and an annual attendance figure that hovers at 3 million, the Dodgers claimed to be losing money. "Professional sports is as high risk as the oil business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BASEBALL'S BLUE SALE | 1/20/1997 | See Source »

Alternative rock's leading lights shouldn't be written off--R.E.M. and Hootie probably both have more than a few big, interesting albums left in them. It's worth remembering too that the music business is cyclic. Every few years critics proclaim that rock is dead, and then a band...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: WAITING FOR THE NEXT BIG THING | 12/16/1996 | See Source »

Nearly one year after she was elected vice president in the council's first-ever popular elections, Rawlins has thrown her hat into the ring as a presidential contender.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rawlins' Success Relies On Council's Record | 12/5/1996 | See Source »

And so it will go on until one contender backs down. In her blunt way, Madeleine Albright, the U.S. representative on the Security Council, makes it clear that it won't be Clinton. "Look," she said after she cast the lone vote against Boutros-Ghali in the 15-member council...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE UNFORGIVEN | 12/2/1996 | See Source »

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