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...storm intensified with reports that the FBI had identified a suspect within the Bush campaign. That cued Austin to counter indignantly with its own unfounded accusation - that the Clinton-Gore Justice Department was leaking lies in order to sow mistrust and chaos in the Bush campaign. "We remain absolutely confident that this act was committed by someone outside the campaign," a senior Bush aide told TIME Saturday. "We are confident that [the] evidence will ultimately bear that...
...right area against the Eagles seems to be ball movement. Harvard will look to counter B.C.'s north-south aerial attack with solid and patient ball movement that will allow Harvard's superior skill players, like midfielder Stauffer, to dominate play...
...estimated 15,000 heavily armed Yugoslav troops are already stationed in the republic. That includes a battalion of elite, well-paid soldiers selected for their loyalty to Milosevic. As in Slovenia and Croatia a decade ago, the Montenegrin government is training and arming an equal number of police to counter the army's threat. In regions such as the northern town of Kolasin, 19 miles from the Serbian border, the two armed sides are taking each other's measure. "If there is a war, we will have no other choice but to defend the majority of Montenegrins," confides a dour...
...Several over-the-counter remedies are available to treat louse outbreaks; pharmacists and schools will generally recommend products such as Nix rinse or Rid shampoo. These are helpful, but parents must follow the directions carefully and reapply the treatment after the prescribed number of days. Also, some lice seem resistant to the insecticides used in these products, so there's no substitute for checking and re-checking your child's scalp...
This recommendation differs sharply from the Bush campaign's counter-proposal, which would have included at least two network-sponsored debates, one on NBC and the other on CNN. As a political calculation, such a proposal is understandable: It could be politically disadvantageous for an inexperienced debater to meet a four-campaign veteran head-on, and Bush may prefer to first meet Gore in front of a smaller audience...