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...Rose has led Harvard's offense to a modern-day scoring record with 303 points so far this season. Rose and the rest of the offense have also tied the Harvard record for total offensive production with 4,237 yards through nine games...
...also be helped by the current generation of parents, most of whom went to public schools back when there was still a great deal of faith in the system. Voucher advocates should take heart, however: Children of the 1990s, who have seen both the failings and strengths of modern-day public education first hand, may be more amenable to voucher programs by the time they are parents...
DIED. REGGIE KRAY, 66, British gangster who in the 1950s and '60s ruled east London with his identical twin Ronnie as modern-day Robin Hoods, giving money to the poor and hobnobbing with West End socialites; a month after he was released from prison, where he spent 32 years for murder; of bladder cancer; in Norwich, England...
...Aguilera's CD Mi Reflejo (RCA) she's finally able to stretch her wings. Aguilera is half Irish American and half Ecuadoran, but she was primarily raised in an English-speaking home. With this new CD she sets off in search of her Spanish heritage, a modern-day answer to the Spanish explorers of centuries past. The conquistadors were seeking a new world; Aguilera is searching for her roots. The CD, produced by Rudy Perez (Luis Miguel), consists of five translations of her pop hits and six original Spanish recordings...
...been combing the forest in India's longest-running manhunt. It has yielded nothing. Why not? It is often said that the bandit bribes politicians and policemen to tip him off about commando operations. But he also has a network of informers, who dread and respect him. Like a modern-day Robin Hood, he helps the poor with money but demands absolute loyalty in return. His most popular deed was the alleged killing of an associate for raping a tribal woman...