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...only make of the game. Teammates andfans alike streamed onto the hardwood, and thegame that was to be Redding's coup de grace becameMonti's coup d' etat...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, | Title: W. Hoops Wins With Two Buzzer Beaters | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...Jordanian armed forces. In his dismissal letter, he disclosed that his brother had moved to fire Jordan's Chief of Staff on false corruption charges related to the construction of an opulent new home. Palace sources say that Hussein saw the move, at worst, as the beginning of a coup attempt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meet The Next King | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

King Hussein's survival in power for 47 years was the stuff of legend. He foiled scores of coup plots and assassination attempts, prevailed in a civil war and nurtured his impoverished fledgling country into a key regional player despite being surrounded by hostile neighbors. In the end, cancer was the only thing his legendary courage, charisma and political skill were unable to overcome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: King Hussein bin Talal: 1935-1999 | 2/5/1999 | See Source »

...your family doctor about the health effects of wine consumption." Not surprisingly, opponents of the labels -- public health officials, legislators and drunk driving activists -- are coming forward in droves. "The labels are a horrific mistake, " says TIME magazine health reporter Janice Horowitz. "It is a wine maker's marketing coup. Alcohol takes a terrible toll on Americans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feds Say It's Okay to Drink a Little | 2/5/1999 | See Source »

...then, of course, Mathis administered the coup de grace. Some people, he wrote, have already suggested that by accepting the consequences of his actions, the principal "has actually set a better example for our children than a certain scandal-plagued President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Disconnect | 1/25/1999 | See Source »

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