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...course, there are other arguments against Clipper, most of them more compelling than the one that Mr. Liu is able to muster. But by merely beating the drum of social paranoia, he gives short shrift to not only these other potential arguments, but also the genuinely legitimate interest of the government to protect us all against electronic criminals. Brian d. Galle...
...Chiapas itself, there is no guarantee that the accord will pass muster among Zapatista supporters, and many point out that they have no assurances that the government's promises will last beyond the Aug. 21 elections. If the paper promises do not produce action, rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos vowed to launch another offensive in the Zapatista...
Failing to muster the required two-thirds majority by a mere four votes, the Senate rejected the latest incarnation of a balanced-budget constitutional amendment, effectively killing the proposal for yet another year...
...Bears have an experienced bunch of blue-liners, headed by senior Mark Shaughnessy, although Gaudet admitted the need to "muster up a little more offense" after last weekend's losses at Clarkson and St. Lawrence. But with the Bears finally healthy after a string of late-season bumps and bruises, Gaudet has to like his team's chances. Remember--Brown snaked from the #4 seed in last year's tournament all the way to the finals, knocking off Harvard en route to an NCAA berth...
Nonetheless, the only evidence of Troy's intelligence is that he is always reading books with the word "being" in the title and that he knows the definition of "irony." The hippest pop culture reference he can muster is when Leleina doesn't want him to move into her apartment and he replies, "What, is Mr. Roper gonna show up?" Any character aspiring to be the defining figure of my generation should be held to a much more sophisticated standard of involvement with the "Three's Company" lexicon...