Word: drilling
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...surface it would seem foolish after such a close election for Bush to savage the green agenda. But many environmentalists fear that Bush would have to repay his campaign backers, notably oil and timber interests that drill, pump and chop for a living...
...taking the case Friday, the Supremes brushed off Bush's flimsiest complaint, that non-hand-counted counties were somehow being deprived of their rights when it was his campaign that decided not to include them in the first place. And now Bush is free to drill for votes in promising places right along with Gore - if he wins in the Supreme Court, he'll happily toss them. If he loses, he'll definitely need them...
...Gavin Hoffman took advantage, leading Penn to the Harvard 16-yard line. From there, he found receiver Rob Milanese in the corner of the end zone for the touchdown. A missed two-point conversion kept the Penn lead at 36-35. Harvard then executed a near-perfect two-minute drill and advanced all the way to the 16-yard line. But Robbie Wright's 32-yard field goal attempt was wide left, costing Harvard its chance at the Ivy League title...
...wonderfully coachable," Delaney-Smith said. "She's first in every wind sprint drill. She has fun. She works so hard it's not even real. In practice, she scores at will. No one can stop her. And, when you ask her, 'How do you feel?' she answers, modestly but truthfully, 'Well, I didn't think it would be this easy...
Given the John Henry-vs.-the steam-drill conflict in modern justice, the surprise hit of the new TV season is not such a surprise. CSI (CBS, Fridays, 9 p.m. E.T.), a slick, formulaic crime drama set in Las Vegas, is a cop show with a twist: the heroes are crime-scene investigators (CSIs), forensic scientists who use high-tech tools to nab crooks. The show has a certain Vegas-y rock-'n'-roll sleaze appeal, but underneath it all, CSI is the geek Quincy, in which the true stars are the nail clippings, computer records, carpet fibers and above...