Word: miles
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Initially the most attention-grabbing restriction was a Pentagon fitness test for reporters, involving sit-ups, push-ups and a 1.5-mile run. The idea was that before being certified for combat coverage, a journalist would have to demonstrate that he or she would not slow down troops. The test, never before attempted in any U.S. conflict, prompted much eyeball rolling and jollity in newsrooms across the nation. But in Saudi Arabia, where zealous military officers put the proposal into practice, most correspondents passed and nearly all said the rule had practical value in a battle zone with blazing...
Meanwhile the anti-Saddam coalition continued to cover the Saudi sands with soldiers and bristling weaponry. The Saudi government belatedly distributed gas masks and evacuation maps to the country's citizens. NATO dispatched 42 jet fighters from Italy, Germany and Belgium to Turkey, which shares a 200- mile border with Iraq. Officially, the contingent's purpose is to help defend Turkey in the event of an Iraqi assault. But the airplanes could also reinforce the threat of a second front opening up in Iraq's north...
...President Bush's own analogy, there is still one last mile the United States could walk towards peace...
Harvard's Michael Belbeck was the only runner to finish ahead of Punter on the day. Belbeck won the 800 in 1:56, and came back to run the anchor leg on the winning two-mile relay...
...Crimson women were eliminated early, as the Huskies swept the first six events of the day. Northeastern's Deena Washington set the tone by outrunning Harvard's Merrill McKenzie and Nicole Pensa to win the mile. The N.U. sprinters were too much for Harvard, as Jackie Smith's seven-second scamper led a Huskies sweep of the 55-meter dash...