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With devasting kills by senior outside hitter Joe Herger and huge solo blocks by Gaughan and Bookman, the Crimson leapt out to a 5-1 lead in the second game...
Unfortunately, INXS's fame coincided with a Northern Hemisphere boom where anything tagged with a "Made in Australia" leapt off the shelves. While a talented band, the group faded from American consciousness as quickly as Crocodile Dundee. They were again--if only briefly--thrust to the forefront two years when lead singer Michael Hutchence was found dead in a Sydney hotel room, apparently having hung himself, which sparked off a flourish of tabloid-induced controversy...
...opportunist driven by ambition instead of principle--the kind of candidate who will demand on Wednesday that his Pentagon leaders support gays in the military, then backpedal on Friday. "Bill sees Gore as a smaller guy, a smaller guy all around," says someone close to Bradley. "Gore leapt at the vice presidency, a job Bill would never have taken, because [Gore]'s devoted to furthering his career over all else." And last fall, when Gore saw that Bradley's high-minded pitch was working in New Hampshire, he stole it and started talking about "elevating our democracy" by running...
...tearful address, Yeltsin apologized to the Russian people for the continued hardships of everyday life across the country, despite his repeated promises to cure Russia's woes. Yeltsin's parting words were a far cry from his defiant stance against a communist coup in August 1991, when he memorably leapt on a tank. While this time Yeltsin stole the New Year's thunder, he did the mature thing in admitting to his limited capabilities...
Through a happy coincidence, Danny Pintauro, currently in a mid-career slump, will also be free to teach this semester. This former geek and cast member of runaway TV success "Who's the Boss," leapt up in the air and identified himself as "the boss" when offered the chance to instruct...