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...President can make? Last week Bush careened from restrained but persistent evangelism before a convention of religious broadcasters to casual trash-talking with sailors in Jacksonville, Fla. "The terrorists brought this war to us--and now we're takin' it back to them," he told the troops, leaning an elbow on the lectern, squinting crosswise at the camera, tossing a breathy Clint Eastwood chuckle. "We're on their trail, we're smokin' them out, we've got 'em on the run." One imagined the French Foreign Minister watching this lunch-hour martial spectacle and choking on his baguette...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Blinding Glare of His Certainty | 2/24/2003 | See Source »

...Last week Bush careened from restrained but persistent evangelism before a convention of religious broadcasters to casual trash-talking with sailors in Jacksonville, Fla. "The terrorists brought this war to us - and now we're takin' it back to them," he told the troops, leaning an elbow on the lectern, squinting crosswise at the camera, tossing a breathy Clint Eastwood chuckle. "We're on their trail, we're smokin' them out, we've got 'em on the run." One imagined the French Foreign Minister watching this lunch-hour martial spectacle and choking on his baguette...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Blinding Glare of His Certainty | 2/18/2003 | See Source »

After a first half that saw Harvard shoot over 65 percent from the field, Cserny carried the Crimson offense as it plodded a bit in the second frame. Cserny scored 13 of her 19 points in the second period on 60 percent shooting, despite nursing an injured elbow...

Author: By Sean W. Coughlin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Basketball’s Defense Crushes Yale | 2/10/2003 | See Source »

...Casper schools had not prepared the boys for Ivy League academics. "We were competing with kids who went to Andover and Exeter, and they knew what it was all about," Nicholas observes. What's more, say those who knew Cheney then, he spent more time "in the bend-your-elbow club," as a former Yalie puts it, than in the library. Cheney hung out with his cohort on the freshman football team, stayed up late playing cards and drinking beer. "Dick wasn't big on studying," remembers Jacob Plotkin, one of his roommates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 7 Clues To Understanding Dick Cheney | 12/30/2002 | See Source »

...Crimson had to play without two of their top contributors. Senior Pat Harvey, last year’s leading scorer, was sidelined with tendonitis in his foot, and freshman Brian Cusworth had a sprained right elbow...

Author: By Samuel C. Roddenberry, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hoops Overcomes Injury, Extends Streak | 12/18/2002 | See Source »

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