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Harvard though plans to disrupt Rahne with more than its wits. It also will rely upon its strong, senior laden front-seven to make it a long day for the quarterback...

Author: By Mackie Dougherty, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Football to take on undefeated Cornell | 10/8/1999 | See Source »

...coverage on him," said Alford, "He is 6'6" but he also weighs 200 pounds and so he's not as fast as some of the receivers we see. Because he's not as fast [as we are] we can play bump and run on him to try and disrupt his timing. The key to that match-up is being physical...

Author: By Mackie Dougherty, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Football to take on undefeated Cornell | 10/8/1999 | See Source »

...wasn't. This week the Senate is expected to consider a bill called the Religious Liberty Protection Act, whose turgid name suggests that what the Pilgrims held dear is threatened in the very nation they founded. Supporters believe that government officials disrupt religious activities even today, despite the First Amendment's crystal-clear language: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law on Bended Knee | 9/13/1999 | See Source »

...case also has prompted outrage in local Latino communities and led Maryland congressional representatives to threaten a challenge to the $3 billion in aid the U.S. sends Israel every year. While it?s unlikely that the issue will seriously disrupt the U.S.-Israel relationship, it has spurred efforts in Israel to repeal the 1977 law that forbids the extradition of Israelis to stand trial abroad. One American for whom Sheinbein?s plea bargain may be particularly painful: Jonathan Pollard, who is serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison after his conviction in 1985 on charges of spying for Israel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teen's Israel Plea Deal Won't Impress U.S. | 8/25/1999 | See Source »

...with a sharp pencil. In sixth grade, he drew pictures of himself clobbering kids with a baseball bat. By the time he reached middle school in the resort town of Gulf Shores, Ala., he would spit into trays of food in the cafeteria, hurl batteries at other students and disrupt classes by jabbering nonsensical words he claimed were Spanish. Most mornings he greeted the principal with "Hello, motherf__!" Lance taunted bus drivers by saying he paid no price for misbehaving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is This the Meanest Kid in All of Alabama? | 8/16/1999 | See Source »

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