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...life. But the fact that you make a flop - that's not the whole story and will never be. Stepping into the unknown is extremely important - to go into areas that are not laid out and have not been walked upon, and of course have an element of danger. But if you look at it in another way, it nearly stopped my career...
...article "Why Is Rudy Smiling?" [April 2] neglected the key element in Rudy Giuliani's rise in the polls over the past few months: his reversals on abortion, which have made him acceptable to many pro-life Republicans. Prior to the campaign, he opposed a ban on partial-birth abortion (which he now favors) and considered the Roe v. Wade ruling "good constitutional law" (he now promises to appoint strict constructionists--code for overturning Roe). While still nominally pro-choice, he has positioned himself as effectively pro-life...
...much a family as us,” Litvak said. “Tennis could be seen as such an individual sport. I don’t feel that way about our team at all.” Another asset for the Crimson could turn out to be the element of surprise. “The fact that [other Ivy teams] aren’t expecting a lot from us, and that we have pulled together so well is definitely going to work to our advantage,” Mukundan said. Harvard needs more than that edge to win; however...
Ever since the ancient Romans realized their plumbing was giving them gout, lead has been bad news. The plentiful-but-toxic metal has been banned by the federal government in everything from paint and water pipes to food containers and gasoline. And now, one of the poisonous element's last footholds in American culture - the ammunition used by the 25 million people who hunt for sport and food - is being targeted, as states across the country consider enacting bans on the use of lead for hunting...
...World Cup, but the quadrennial soccer tournament lacks the year-to-year drama that sees teams swing from No. 1 and No. 2 seeds to No. 7 and No. 8s fighting for second-round upsets of traditional rivals. Most of all, the World Cup is without the most crucial element that separates the NCAA Tournament from all other stages in amateur and professional sports. The people winning and losing these games are barely removed from adolescence and have not yet assumed the steely, indifferent faces of seasoned professional athletes. The NCAA Tournament is much more prone to the Adam Morrison...