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...crisis session of the party leadership. According to Shatalin, one of the strongest opponents of his plan was Valentin Pavlov, who was then Finance Minister. It was Pavlov, recently appointed Prime Minister, who last month cast a chill on investors from abroad by accusing Westerners of plotting to flood the Soviet market with billions of rubles, wreck the economy and ultimately overthrow Gorbachev. Two weeks ago, the daily Moskovsky Komsomolets reported that Moscow party chief Yuri Prokofiev had said, "Gorbachev was forced to refuse the ((radical reform)) program at nighttime sessions of the Politburo...
...game to reduce the Crimson lead to 10-8 with seven minutes remaining. The Crusaders tallied one more with 1:25 remaining on a quick inside pass to reduce the lead to 1 and put a half-century-long streak in serious jeopardy.However, faceoff extraordinaire John Henry Flood won the ensuing ball-drop to give the Crimson possession. The co-captain won 19 of 24 faceoffs on the day, including eight of eight in the fourth quarter.Holy Cross had one final opportunity when senior Brian Mahler turned the ball over with a minute remaining, but was unable to convert, giving...
...playing at a place like this.”FINAL TICKSNot only did nine different players score goals for Harvard in the win, but only one of those goals carried an assist with it. The 11 unassisted scores is a season high.... Co-captain John Henry Flood continued his dominance at the faceoff X, winning 19-of-24 tries against Holy Cross. He also picked up a team-high eight groundballs.... Crusaders captain Paul LeBlanc frustrated sophomore goalie Joe Pike all afternoon, scoring four goals and assisting once in the losing effort. It was the second time this year Pike...
...deficit. After five scoreless minutes, Schoen put Harvard on the board, notching her first of the game off a free position shot. She scored unassisted just 23 seconds after a Lions equalizer. A minute later, Schoen tallied her third of the game off an assist from freshman attack Sarah Flood to put the Crimson up, 3-1. Columbia quickly rallied, however, as goals from attack Elyse Pultz and midfielder Kate Lombard tied the game at 3. Junior attack Caroline Simmons scored an unassisted goal for Harvard, but Pultz and Lombard each scored again to give the Lions their its first...
...larger culture can help as well - particularly the media. It may be uncomfortable for any journalist to admit it, but the flood-the-zone coverage that usually follows mass murders simply confirms a potential killer's belief that what he sees as his small and inconsequential life can end on a large and monstrous chord, even if he won't be around to enjoy the transformation. "We glorify and revere these seemingly powerful people who take life," says Kaye. "Meanwhile, I bet you couldn't tell me the name of even one of Ted Bundy's victims...