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Discussion was dominated by talk of the senator's work with State Rep. John Joseph Moakley (D-South Boston) to defeat New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's plans for a professional football stadium in their community...

Author: By Richard M. Burnes, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Boston's Irish Leaders Celebrate St. Patrick's Day | 3/17/1997 | See Source »

...presage the fall of Jerusalem, the death of monarchs and such anomalies as two-headed calves. The Norman Conquest of England was attributed to the 1066 flyby of Halley's, history's most famous comet, which has been linked to everything from Julius Caesar's assassination to the defeat of Attila the Hun. Told that Earth would pass through Halley's tail during its 1910 visit, many Americans panicked and bought gas masks and "comet pills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRAZY ABOUT COMETS | 3/17/1997 | See Source »

LONDON: As his Conservative Party teeters on the brink of defeat for the first time in 18 years, Prime Minister John Major called a national election for May 1. Deprived of its majority in parliament and assailed on all fronts, from health care to European Union policy, the Conservatives trail the Labour Party by as much as 27 percentage points in the polls. Labour, the party once known for its nationalizing fervor and close union ties, now styles itself as a more progressive version of the Conservative Party. Like Major, Labour leader Tony Blair promises to be tough on crime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Major Calls for a Vote | 3/17/1997 | See Source »

...under the craven capitulation of Arafat they give up all Palestinian rights to control over water, to an independent economy, to sovereignty over large swathes of the West Bank and the Gaza strip, to self-determination in any meaningful sense. Because the Oslo Accords represent, in short, the historic defeat of the Palestinian people. Tanya Geha '00 Jonathon Conant G1 Aykan Erdemir G1 Asli Niyazioglu G1 Demetri Kastritsis G1 Khaled Said G1 China Mieville, Special Student Charles Davidson, Fletcher School

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oslo Accords Hurt Palestinians, Not Israelis | 3/15/1997 | See Source »

Billups, a second-team All-American, scored 20 points in the first half as Colorado built a 46-31 lead. The Buffaloes (22-9), making their first NCAA appearance in 28 years, went on to beat Indiana (22-11) by 18 points, matching the Hoosier's worst NCAA tournament defeat in 71 games...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: March Madness: UNC Nips Fairfield | 3/14/1997 | See Source »

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