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...Have and Have Not, Harry Morgan had not. The dark, antiheroes of a time as recent as the 1970s have disappeared too--De Niro in Taxi Driver, Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon. Bruce Springsteen sang about his "town full of losers." In Rocky 28, our hero may finally knock out Adrian, but in his first fight (1976) he lost beautifully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Vanished, Banished Beautiful American Loser | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

Some stories shouldn't be changed, some opponents don't need added advantage, and some fights just aren't fair. But try telling that to the consortium of colleges presently working to deprive prospective students of their right to bargain financial aid--their one sling strong enough to knock the towering cost of higher education to its knees...

Author: By Matthew F. Quirk, | Title: Keeping It a Fair Fight for Financial Aid | 3/10/2000 | See Source »

Chopra said his ensuing scream caused the intruder to drop the bat, allowing Chopra to pick it up and knock the intruder unconscious. He said he later found out that the intruder had been wanted for manslaughter...

Author: By Emily H. Chang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: East Meets West as Chopra Debates Cox | 3/7/2000 | See Source »

When the Crimson was ready to answer on Saturday, opportunity just didn't knock...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Goin' Bohlen: Knock, Knock. Who's There? Opportunity. Opportunity Who? | 3/6/2000 | See Source »

...whose car tires were slashed. The cop and his partner tracked down the gang member they believed was responsible and dropped him--naked--in a rival gang's turf. Perez tells of another CRASH officer who shot a suspect repeatedly with a beanbag shotgun--a nonlethal weapon used to knock suspects to the ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Los Angeles: Gangsta Cops | 3/6/2000 | See Source »

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