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...would be easy to dismiss Rokhlin as a nut, if he didn't also happen to be chair of the Russian Parliament's defense committee. And on a day when the Duma threatened Yeltsin with a possible vote of no confidence, the general's speech comes as a reminder of just how deep the dissatisfaction goes -- especially in the military...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Start the Coup Without Me | 10/20/1997 | See Source »

...times when 35 might be prudent and times when 90 is prudent," he says. What more could a man ask? (At night, the limit is 65.) Governor Marc Racicot, for one, wants a new speed limit, but doesn't expect it to happen anytime soon. Montanans are not nut-case antigovernment types, he says, a tad sensitive about the militia thing that captured so many headlines. But they want stronger evidence of a link between driving like a maniac and dying like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MONTANA: AMERICA'S FAST LANE | 10/13/1997 | See Source »

...Starbucks is also going up across the street on the corner of Mass Ave. and Prospect Street, replacing the Harvard Do-nut Shop which used to be housed there...

Author: By Aby. Fung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Woolworth Closing Marks End Of an Era | 10/8/1997 | See Source »

After all the band members had sampled-and loved-the Nut Zipper candy bar, they asked the Squirrel Brand for permission to use its copyright as their band's title. Assuming that the group wouldn't be around for long, the company granted permission for the band to be named after the candy. However, the Squirrel Nut Zippers have definitely not faded away. They have since cut two records and toured extensively, playing for thousands of fans across the nation...

Author: By Heidi J. Bruggink, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Swing Septet Takes Hold of Pop Spotlight | 10/3/1997 | See Source »

...trip; it's a rally," Cole said of the band's success. And the group's fruition has been more than helpful to the Squirrel Brand candy company as well: sales of the Nut Zipper bar have risen dramatically and continue to rise as the band gains fame. Speaking of the interaction between the band and the company, Cole said, "We have a really good, organic relationship. They load us up with mammoth amounts [of the candy], and we come back to visit the store whenever we have time...

Author: By Heidi J. Bruggink, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Swing Septet Takes Hold of Pop Spotlight | 10/3/1997 | See Source »

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