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...difficult to come by. During the first few weeks of the leave, the University never provided independent confirmation of its claim that Rudenstine was at home resting. Repeated phone calls to the president and his immediate family went unreturned; requests for any kind of contact with Rudenstine went for naught...
...went for naught after Daiwa reported Iguchi's activities to Japanese regulators on Aug. 8 and finally told Washington on Sept. 15. "This investigation is continuing," a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan acknowledged last week. Wall Street watchers don't doubt it. Their suspicion: Daiwa's Keystone cover-up that failed may have more reels full of capers...
...found a Coleman lantern, only to discover that the glass was broken. Further gropings turned up a second Coleman, but Packwood fumbled in the dark, spilling kerosene. Finally, an hour after beginning his quest for light, Packwood produced a flicker--at which point, all his exertions were for naught. The electricity had come back...
...love "Roseanne." It emphasizes the importance of family and the problems that a lack of a strong family causes. It promotes fidelity. And, for heaven's sake, its unwed pregnant woman not only decided to have her baby, but also married its father. Oh, well. This all matters for naught in light of the expansion of the role of the gay character. Onwards...
...plan was a "substantial move," but players' union head Donald Fehr may have foreshadowed tonight's answer over the weekend: "At first blush, it appears their new proposal contains virtually all the elements of the salary cap." BTW: Strikers' fears of being replaced by foreign athletes are now for naught. Since the Labor Department certified the strike this weekend, the U.S. now won't grant any imported stars entry visas.Post your opinion on theSocietybulletin board...