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...would dearly love to have Powell as the number two on his ticket, but the general has already declined the invitation. If Powell perchance said yes, that would put the Democrats in a hole - and the only way Gore could top that would be to name Clinton as his number two. (Clinton would get a nice house, a plane, and a lot of foreign travel...
...York Yankees second baseman Chuck Knoblauch and rotund golfer John Daly both had Thursdays they'd like to forget. Knoblauch committed three errors in a Yankee loss; Daly shot a 14 on one U.S. Open hole. Compare their incompetence...
...GRADUATE and 11) RUSHMORE Swimming pools symbolize the gaping hole of family life. In The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman's Ben tries out his snorkel-gear present; underwater, he can see his parents talking but can't hear a word they say. Rushmore transfers the loneliness to the father (Bill Murray). Polishing off his whiskey on the diving board, he jumps into the pool feet first, his wife and children staring at him with confused contempt...
Around age 60, when most men are easing into nine-hole golf, Gehry took up ice hockey. He did it because it was a game his grown sons liked, but also because he loves to skate. "I once asked my skating teacher, 'When am I gonna look cool?' He said, 'Never.'" Never? Somebody show that man a Gehry building. Frank Gehry is one of the coolest guys in the world. --With additional reporting by Daniel S. Levy/New York
...past month, divers have been clearing away 3 ft. of sediment from on top of the 40-ft.-long sub and dredging an excavation trench around it. Although tilted on its starboard side, the Hunley appears largely intact except for a 3-ft. hole in its riveted iron hull. Because both hatches were sealed, it probably still holds the skeletons of its captain and eight-man crew. Once recovered, the sub will be barged upriver to a conservation facility, there to be reimmersed in cold water, chemically stabilized, excavated and restored--which could take up to 10 years...