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...shattered Afghanistan, the outlook ahead is far grimmer: more war, more bloodshed, more despair. With 1 million dead, 2 million uprooted from their homes and another 5 million claiming temporary asylum in neighboring countries, Afghanistan is bracing for a duel to the death between Najibullah's shaky regime and the U.S.-backed mujahedin rebels. No one knows whether the Soviets will mount cross-border air raids to thwart the rebels' designs, or if Washington intends to keep open its not-so-covert arms pipeline through Pakistan to the rebels. But even if the superpowers bow out entirely, both sides...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghanistan Without a Look Back | 2/20/1989 | See Source »

...highlights of the day was the sprint showdown between two long-time nemeses, Suhs and Princeton senior Darcie Eckert. In a duel of Ali-Frazier proportions, Suhs triumphed in the 50-yd. freestyle (23.91), but in the 100-yd. freestyle, Eckert (52.1) turned the tables, nipping Harvard's Tri-Captain (52.3). Eckert also won the 200-yd. freestyle event...

Author: By Theodore D. Chuang, | Title: Title Hunt: Aquawomen Down Princeton | 2/6/1989 | See Source »

...more win and you can count the ballots early for the 49ers as team of the decade. Washington and Miami will have to duel for runner-up honors next season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 49ers Aim For Super Results | 1/18/1989 | See Source »

Some Harvard athletes have suffered under the strain of the duel committment to athletics and academics. Overburdened, some athletes voluntarily quit their sports. Others are forced to do so by the Administrative Board, Harvard's chief disciplinary body. But for most athletes at Harvard, the double life is manageable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Grappling With the Burdens of a Dual Life | 1/18/1989 | See Source »

...Field's company co-produced the picture before Hanks was Big, and Oscar- winning stars do have certain hierarchical rights. In the final sequence, where Lilah and Steve must duel onstage over a TV contract, his routine is muted and cut to clear the way for her star turn. And she gets to make all the interesting moral choices. But that is just Hollywood housekeeping -- neatening up after the picture has been stolen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Knockdown Duel | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

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