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Prestifilippo, who was drafted in the seventh round of the NHL draft by the New York Islanders, was excellent in net and showed very few signs of first-game-jitters. He ended up with an impressive 21 saves for the night and praise from his coaches and teammates...
Stanford economist John Taylor was supposed to draft a plan by June, but that proved undoable. Meetings and memos continued all through that month and into July. Dole stopped by some of the meetings but would listen only 30 minutes or so and then leave. "We're talking and arguing back and forth, very academic," a participant in one meeting recalls, "and Dole is looking at his watch. 'You're a bunch of smart guys,' he said. 'Get something on paper.' And then he was on to the next issue." That was classic Dole: let others work out details...
Representing Manhattan's ritzy Silk Stocking district, Maloney is a tenacious, resilient legislator. Realizing that more than $50 billion was owed to the Federal Government (about $20.5 billion in student loans), she sponsored the Debt Collection Improvement Law of 1996 and joined other Congresswomen to draft a "Women's Contract with America." She has also gone toe to toe with the N.R.A...
Dornan is a right-wing master of rhetoric who preaches family values and military might. A perpetually partisan critic, he has hounded President Clinton for his draft record and homosexuals for their nontraditional life-style. After washing out on the presidential trail this year, Dornan also faces a tough congressional opponent...
...rookie Prestifilippo was more than accomplished at the Hotchkiss School and was drafted in the seventh in the seventh round in the June NHL draft by the New York Islanders...