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...this recantation--as unusual as it was--did not knock the struts out of the story entirely. Ceppos noted that Webb's reporting was "right on many important points." The series did, for example, establish a link between one of the most notorious L.A. drug dealers--"Freeway Rick" Ross--and Nicaraguan suppliers who were admitted supporters of the contras. And while strongly hinting at CIA knowledge of the drug connection, the story never explicitly made that claim...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NOT-SO-HOT COPY IN SAN JOSE | 5/26/1997 | See Source »

When I hand in two papers today at 5 p.m. (knock on wood), I will have submitted a total of 138 pages of writing for classes this academic year. For each one of those pages, I'd estimate I spent about three hours reading, researching, outlining, writing and editing--a total of 414 hours, or 17 days, worth of work. And that's not even counting time for procrastination...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Stop the Paper Train! | 5/14/1997 | See Source »

Exactly how badass and hard-rocking a dude is MICHAEL BOLTON? After a sweaty, gut-wrenching, hair-flinging concert, what does he like to knock back? A Red Zinger or Lemon Zinger tea, apparently. Or Cherry 7-Up and Raspberry Ginger Ale. And when he gets a hankering for something harder, he pops peanut M&Ms. We know this courtesy of Australian concert promoter Michael Coppel, who's suing Bolton for allegedly backing out of a deal to tour that country for $1.2 million, and who thoughtfully included a list of Bolton's backstage demands in his court papers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 28, 1997 | 4/28/1997 | See Source »

...Sobering facts about alcohol. Women under the age of 45 who knock back 14 or more drinks a week may double their chance of developing BREAST CANCER. Why? Researchers think alcohol may raise blood levels of estrogen, a hormone linked to the cancer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Apr. 28, 1997 | 4/28/1997 | See Source »

...inning after Carey's blast, the Crimson mounted a two-out rally to tack on two more runs. The big knock in the inning was an RBI double by sophomore Andrew Huling to drive in Kessler...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, | Title: Baseball Returns to Beanpot | 4/23/1997 | See Source »

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