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...drill is familiar: Republicans call for Reno to appoint special counsel or resign, and pray daily that the issue sticks with the voters. The meat-starved political press says things like this "could not come at a worse time for Mr. Gore," (New York Times) ignoring the obvious fact that September, say, would be a far worse time. Failing an about-face by Reno, it'll be up to George W. Bush to do what Specter and the Republicans haven't been able to - keep the issue on the electoral radar until it really matters...
...same archly juvenile outlandishness has been at work designing women's shoes, which have the look of illustrations in a children's story - blockish and clunkish and exaggerated. All fashion is an aesthetic of distortion. But platform shoes have risen so high you could use them to drill for oil in the Gulf. They look spectacular, even crazy, and elevate foot fashion to the status of a major social hazard. A young woman in a car who tries to lift the great block on her right foot from accelerator to brake has become as dangerous as a gang member with...
...improved for the audience if we practice what we're doing," Krebs says, adding that each member of the troupe must be able to call on others' strengths during the performance. "You drill yourself on skills, put yourself in a game situation," he says...
...stole the show as Tim Hill '99 and Beam looked on with amusement. Veteran scorers and game-makers, they were as well-schooled in the press conference drill as they were in the full-court press: speak quickly and move it along. Ewing was new to the game and wanted to make it last. Only some prodding by Sports Information Director John Veneziano finally induced him to hit the bricks...
...colleagues, there are an ex-paralegal, ex-talent agent, ex-chef, ex-engineer, ex-international banker and ex-Governor's aide. First Sergeant Terry Horton, 47, retired from the Army three years ago. Currently, instead of guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier or traveling with the Army drill team, he teaches the 160 boys and girls enrolled in Chamblee's Junior ROTC. "I have a great rapport with the kids," he says. "They respect me, and I respect them." And, he adds, "there is not a day that goes by when I do not feel blessed. I would...