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...Their primary skill is putting a round ball through an orange hoop. If no one pays them to do this, they're out of luck (as many baseball players are finding out). Remember Jimmy Jackson's almost-full-season holdout from the Dallas Mavericks...

Author: By Michael E. Ginsberg, | Title: The Work Stoppage | 10/28/1994 | See Source »

Sure, initially, folks were upset with the Maverick management. But pretty soon, Jackson and his holdout were forgotten...

Author: By Michael E. Ginsberg, | Title: The Work Stoppage | 10/28/1994 | See Source »

...Cochran is a better trial lawyer than the entire defense team put together," asserts one prosecution source. "Now add the race card. With Cochran in, you're going to have a hell of a time trying to find a black juror who will convict. All you need is a holdout...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Race and the O.J. Simpson Case | 8/1/1994 | See Source »

...United States and its ideological allies have rested easy as the political situation in south Africa has remained fairly tranquil. Friction between the Inkatha Freedom Party and the African National congress had ebbed, and rightist whites had been held in check by the government. But an ill-timed holdout against free elections by Lucas Mangope, president of the "Black homeland" Bophuthatswana, swept the whole nation into hysteria...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Tragedy Without Cause | 3/14/1994 | See Source »

After a season of adversity, from Emmitt Smith's early-season holdout to holding his separated shoulder, the team has upheld Texas pride in fashion...

Author: By Jonathan Samuels, | Title: Grad Material | 1/24/1994 | See Source »

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