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...situation. "Somewhere along the line," the President recalls, "I realized that he felt we were bluffing, and that he also felt another thing where he was just as wrong: the Nasser parallel -- he doesn't have to win to win. He can be seen as standing up against this onslaught, the West, the Yankees, and be seen as a victor ((even)) if he sues for peace." Saddam, thinks Bush, misread American newspaper editorials and arguments on television. "He was still living back in the Vietnam days. He didn't know we had a different ball game on here, different levels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency 'Twas a Famous Victory | 1/6/1992 | See Source »

...teams were tied at four apiece after five minutes of play. Huckaby then reeled off three trey's in a row and started an onslaught Harvard could not prevent...

Author: By R.j. Peters, | Title: Eagles Sour Past M. Cagers, 98-59 | 12/9/1991 | See Source »

...specter is haunting China -- the specter of capitalism. But the octogenarian leaders in Beijing don't come right out and say that. They call their bugaboo "peaceful evolution," an innocuous-sounding code phrase for what they think is an onslaught led by the U.S. to overturn their socialist system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: Comes the Evolution | 11/25/1991 | See Source »

Harvard pounded Union netminder Luigi Villa with several shots from close range, but Villa stopped the Crimson onslaught. Although the Crimson outshot Union 17-5 in the first period, it couldn't find the net often...

Author: By Ted G. Rose and Jay K. Varma, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSONS | Title: Icemen Barely Escape From New York, 7-5 | 11/16/1991 | See Source »

Farrell continued his scoring onslaught, notching a goal with less than 30 seconds gone in the period that put the Crimson up, 2-0. The Dutchmen defense was nonexistent as Farrell capitalized on a power play and weaved his way from the blue line to the net before back-handing a shot past Villa...

Author: By Ted G. Rose and Jay K. Varma, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSONS | Title: Icemen Barely Escape From New York, 7-5 | 11/16/1991 | See Source »

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