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After jumping out to an early lead, the defending champion men's lightweight crew finished fourth at this weekend's Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships in Camden, N.J., losing by just 1.05 seconds...
...second year in a row, the Radcliffe lightweight crew (2-3) came in fourth, this time with a time of 7:24.26. Princeton took first in 7:03.52. Villanova was second at 7:07. 49 and Virginia was third...
...deft move, the foreign-policy lightweight who failed a pop quiz on global leaders last fall outflanked Gore from the right and the left. The plan plays a new riff on Ronald Reagan's beloved theme of substituting Star Wars for "mutually assured destruction," erecting magical defenses that would eliminate the need for so many dangerous warheads. Bush and his advisers mulled over that concept a year ago in Austin, Texas, then set it aside for the primaries. The topic popped up again during his Sunday phone conferences with Condoleezza Rice and other aides. On May 2, Bush summoned Rice...
...essentials, the new scooter is much like the old: a board on two wheels, steered with handlebars and propelled by foot. The new versions, however, are made from lightweight metals, sport faster and more shock-absorbent wheels, are narrow enough to thread through congested sidewalks and have collapsible steering columns for portability. The top-selling Razor weighs about 6 lbs. and, when folded, can fit into a backpack. Unlike a bike, it requires no lock or parking space and incurs no hostile stares when crammed on a commuter train at rush hour...
...have conducted an informal poll: No one wants this campaign to happen. No decent person looked forward to World War II either. This promises to be one of the least elevating championship bouts ever held in the lightweight division of American politics. But I believe the campaign need not happen - at least not in the way we dread...