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...themselves over an election, trying to gratify the masses? There, a judge, flouting his obligatory independence, panders to the passions of society and acquits a man who, during an exhausting war, steals and publishes Defense Department documents ... There are examples today of groups of workers who have learned to grab as much as they can for themselves whenever their country is going through a crisis, even if they ruin the nation in the process. Even the most respected democracies have turned out to be powerless against a handful of miserable terrorists...
...been meted out to the President's political opponents, real or imagined. Michel Mounomboye, security chief at the time of Bokassa's takeover, had his eyes torn out in front of his family before being executed. When Lieut. Colonel Alexandre Banza, who backed Bokassa's grab for power, was accused in 1969 of planning another coup, he was dragged before a Cabinet meeting where Bokassa slashed him with a razor. Guards then beat Banza until his back was broken, dragged him through the streets of Bangui and finally shot...
Senior captain Tony Jenkins will be looking to pass Bill Dennis and grab fourth place on the Harvard career scoring list. Jenkins (1045), trails Dennis (1074), by 29 points and an even 30 for the weekend will put him over...
...munching on some chocolate chip cookies. The sun was bright and the windshield was streaked with dirt, so he flipped down the sun visor. The window scraper fell out, so he tried to catch it, and knocked the cookies off the dashboard in the process. While trying to grab the cookies, he pushed his hat over his eyes. Crunch. The van stopped abruptly at a tree off the side of the road. No one was hurt but the engine was nailed. Bent out of shape. Totaled...
Harvard and Princeton--the two contenders--have identifical records, so the crown will be awarded on the basis of comparative scores against common opponents. Harvard must score at least two points more in today's match than Princeton scores in its match on Thursday against Dartmouth, in order to grab a share of the title...