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...least for now. Over the past two weeks, the rebels' hit-and-run tactics have managed to check the Russians' juggernaut offensive, inflicting politically humiliating attacks on Russia's superior forces and politically damaging body counts. Even if Russia has regained control of the battlefield, the guerrillas have melted away to plot new surprises. Acting President Vladimir Putin's confident prediction of imminent victory--and his triumphal glide to the presidency in March--is slipping toward the Chechen quagmire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stuck In Chechnya | 1/24/2000 | See Source »

...Chechens will try to kill as many Russians as possible in Grozny, then retire into the hills to wage guerrilla warfare with hit-and-run strikes into occupied towns and cities. The Russians say they are strangling the rebels in a ring of steel, but squeezing Jell-O is a better analogy. As Russian troops advance, Chechen guerrillas slip through the lines to harass them, even in the northern plains that Moscow claims are completely Russian controlled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hard Lessons | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

...reported that they chased two people wanted in connection with a hit-and-run accident. The chase passed through the Law School. HUPD units assisted in arresting the individuals...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Police Log | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...They're all shortstops by trade," Walsh said. "Mager has good speed, which fits into our system nicely, and Shakir's got a good glove, and he's very quick. He can bunt, run, slash, hit-and-run and he may be a second baseman of the future...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Looks to Add Third Notch to Ivy Belt | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

...They're all shortstops by trade," Walsh said. "Mager has good speed, which fits into our system nicely, and Shakir's got a good glove, and he's very quick. He can bunt, run, slash, hit-and-run and he may be a second baseman of the future...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Swings for Third Straight Ivy League Title | 3/11/1999 | See Source »

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