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...might be a moot point a year from now if Lentz can't reclaim the eligibility of his first freshman year. Scouts still badger him with calls and the pressure is intense to make the hop to the big leagues. Lentz is so tired of it that he has made it known to major league teams that most calls should go to Merullo first...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lentz Puts Past Troubles Behind, Looks To Lead Crimson to Ivy Title | 3/21/2001 | See Source »

...American people--must realize is that it isn't so easy being green. Yes, the proposals regarding brownfields and land conservation made in his speech are admirable ones. Yes, the combination of renewed efforts by the EPA to cut diesel emissions and the Supreme Court's decision (a moot point, given that the White House has virtually no jurisdiction in the matter) means that America's air will be clean in years to come...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, | Title: Not Easy Being Green | 3/5/2001 | See Source »

...past 17 years in Switzerland, living in splendid exile outside Zurich, protected by a coterie of private security guards from Israel and running a $30 billion business that brokers everything from oil and gold to sugar and grain. Switzerland refused to extradite him. But now that point is moot. Thanks to Clinton, the billionaire who could have faced years in prison suddenly has a clean slate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's That Smell? | 2/5/2001 | See Source »

...past 17 years in Switzerland, living in splendid exile outside Zurich, protected by a coterie of private security guards from Israel and running a $30 billion business that brokers everything from oil and gold to sugar and grain. Switzerland refused to extradite him. But now that point is moot. Thanks to Clinton, the billionaire who could have faced years in prison suddenly has a clean slate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bill's Parting Gift May Be Hillary's Heap of Trouble | 1/28/2001 | See Source »

Unlike some of my colleagues, I am more inclined to judge parity by looking at teams' positions in the standings, not their pocketbooks. The fact of the matter is, the Oakland Athletics were one game away from eliminating the Yankees from the playoffs and rendering this whole discussion moot. That is an achievement that should be lauded as proof that good scouting and player development will always win out over blind spending. It should not be dismissed as simply an anomaly...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Life of Brian: Baseball Needs a Salary Cap Like a Hole in the Head | 1/19/2001 | See Source »

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