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Forget everything you have ever heard about them, because last night they both outdid themselves...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Icewomen Tackle Bruins, 2-1 | 12/9/1987 | See Source »

...women's teams participated at the Victorian Urn in Cambridge, but Radcliffe, with skippers Jane Fogg and Julia Trottman, easily outdid the competition. The Black and White finished the competition with an 18-point lead over Brown, and a 30-point bulge over Dartmouth. It was Radcliffe's second overall victory of the fall season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sailors Shine at N.E. Fall Championships | 10/28/1986 | See Source »

Politicians will go to remarkable lengths to get the attention of voters, but Arizona's Democratic Governor Bruce Babbitt outdid even the most tireless baby kisser and hand shaker last week. From Sunday to Saturday, he bicycled across 397 miles of Iowa, pausing only for an emergency trip to Phoenix to attend the funeral of a legislative ally. "They told me this state was flat," mumbled the tall, lean presidential hopeful, as he and his wife Hattie forced their Schwinns up a series of long, steep hills. Following along in an air- conditioned camper, Babbitt's two sons good naturedly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biker Babbitt | 8/4/1986 | See Source »

...with 12:14 to go in the first half, the Crimson outdid itself by two seconds; McBride scored the first of the team's three goals in a 113 second period...

Author: By Adam J. Epstein, | Title: Laxwomen Zap Terriers, 21-3; McBride-Felsen Combo Shines | 4/23/1986 | See Source »

Enter Mr. Bennett. Unfortunately for anyone expecting even a few good words about financial aid and its role in the future of higher education, the former philosophy professor outdid the President himself in zealousness for a new era of austerity and education for the rich only...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bennett's Fallacy | 2/23/1985 | See Source »

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