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With 29 seconds left, Prasse-Freeman dribbled the ball upcourt and tried to set up a quick scoring play. Unable to find Clemente, Prasse-Freeman had to pass to Winter on the perimeter. Winter then fired off a three-point attempt that caromed of the back of the iron...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tenacious D: Another Steal for the Ages | 12/18/2000 | See Source »

...said the discoloration, caused by tiny flecks of iron that are stirred up when water changes directions in a pipe, was a not a health hazard...

Author: By Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Major Water Main Bursts on Mem. Drive | 12/15/2000 | See Source »

Vincente Fox Quesada's victory in this year's presidential election was a stunning and important moment for Mexico. Fox managed to break the iron grip of the Institutional Revolutionary Party that had held the presidency for the last 71 years. Even after this monumental achievement, he does not appear willing to rest on his laurels...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: New Hope for Mexico | 12/14/2000 | See Source »

...inspiration. Some of Crouching Tiger's most sensational exploits echo earlier Yuen films. The spectacle of a lady thief flying over rooftops is a highlight of Yuen's 1994 Fire Dragon. And the up-a-tree skirmish? Catch the warriors perched on flaming poles in 1993's Iron Monkey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Master Of The Flying Somersault | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

...however, voting around the country is a patchwork of flawed and often antiquated methods. For more than a century, voting techniques have paralleled the stages of the Industrial Revolution. Big metal voting machines, products of the age of iron and steel, were first used in New York State in 1892. Then as now, voters simply pulled down a lever beside each candidate's name. That permits faster and more legible counts than paper ballots. (A slow count had been one of the issues in the disputed Tilden-Hayes election of 1876.) By the 1960s, half of all voters used them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election 2000: Is This Any Way To Vote? | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

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