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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...used four lines and short shifts to try to overwhelm them physically, to try and tire them out," St. Lawrence coach Paul Flanagan said. "They're a well-coached and explosive team, and we can't hang with their top two lines offensivley, but we got the break we needed in the third...

Author: By Nicolas O. Jimenez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Hockey Splits on the Weekend | 1/8/2001 | See Source »

...second half began in much the same way as the first half ended, with Harvard and St. Peter's exchanging leads as each team struggled to overwhelm the other...

Author: By Timothy M. Mcdonald, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women Drop Basketball Opener, 73-68 | 11/20/2000 | See Source »

...ahead. "You don't want to overwhelm girls," says Mavis Jukes, author of Growing Up: It's a Girl Thing. While blossoming third-graders need frank talk about how to handle unwelcome sexual attention, she says, they don't need explicit information on birth control and STDs or windy speeches about sperm and Fallopian tubes. So instead of preparing the Big Talk, it's best to start a series of casual conversations about your daughter's more immediate concerns, which may surprise you. According to Lynda Madaras, co-author of My Body, My Self for Girls and a puberty educator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What To Tell Your Daughter | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

...hold on to a state where his own brother is Governor. Gore continues to press hard in Florida, but a top campaign official is worried: "We're tied or up 3% there, but that's a lot of money. At some point, you wonder whether they can overwhelm you. And in a close race, just 2 points..." The official's voice trails...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: The Secret Ground War | 10/23/2000 | See Source »

...hold on to a state where his own brother is Governor. Gore continues to press hard in Florida, but a top campaign official worries: "We're tied or up 3% there, but that's a lot of money. At some point, you wonder whether they can overwhelm you. And in a close race, just two points ..." The official's voice trails...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Candidates' Secret Ground War for Votes | 10/14/2000 | See Source »

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