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...latest, Abe Hirschfeld, was so despised that his workers aboused him with headlines like WHO IS THIS NUT? In desperation, New York pols are importuning Washington to let Murdoch buy the Post again. Though staff members cheer, they may still face demands to tighten their belts one more notch...
...original two dissenters in Roe v. Wade and a consistent foe of the constitutional right to abortion, opposed broad use of affirmative action, favored greater accommodation between church and state and regularly sided with police on law- and-order issues. President Clinton promptly promised to find a top notch replacement with "good judgment" and "a big heart...
...which announced that it was delaying the license renewal of seven stations because of their record on children's programming. The agency also narrowed its definition of educational fare to exclude entertainment shows that simply have positive social themes. The House hearings last week ratchetted up the pressure another notch. Representative Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, produced the requisite sound bite: "Children's TV on commercial broadcast television today remains the video equivalent of a Twinkie...
...Harvard would rather continue to be challenged in division one than go down a notch...
Neither the Big Red (5-14-1 overall, 4-11-1 ECAC) nor the Red Raiders (8-13-3 overall, 6-10-0 ECAC) come close to matching up to Harvard in terms of speed, skill, and offensive power. The Crimson should notch two victories with little difficulty...