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...singing about herself. But unlike the angry blowjob revelations of Jagged Little Pill, she has now earned her precociousness. She sings because she wants to, not because Maverick executives or turbid thoughts force her to. Hence, the dark undertones and intensity of the lyrics do not muddle nor overwhelm the buoyancy present in her vocals...

Author: By Sonya M. Lai, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Alanis Knows What She Wants | 3/15/2002 | See Source »

...Beijing. The U.S. is currently developing a National Missile Defense that would, even in its most limited version, effectively neutralize China's small fleet of intercontinental ballistic missiles. NMD was always going to spur China to greatly expand its own missile fleet to give it the potential to overwhelm U.S. defenses and therefore maintain a credible nuclear deterrent. That drive will be given added urgency by suggestions that the Pentagon might envisage a nuclear strike in a confrontation over Taiwan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talking Crazy on Nukes | 3/13/2002 | See Source »

...victor, Hughes, who is still a high school junior, says she is aware of the responsibility the precious medal bestows on her--as a champion, as a representative of the sport. But as she has done throughout her young career, she will refuse to allow this Olympic experience to overwhelm her identity or disrupt her life. Her next goal? High 1500s on the SATs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leap of Faith | 3/4/2002 | See Source »

...conflict," says a former finance executive. In the past couple of years, the risk-evaluation structures that had been put in place were compromised, the former executive asserts. Challenging Fastow's deals got Buy, who reported to Fastow, a ticket to corporate Siberia. Similarly, Fastow had the power to overwhelm potential whistle-blowers like Jordan Mintz, a former Enron attorney who told congressional panelists that he raised warnings about Fastow's potential conflicts of interest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Speak No Evil | 2/18/2002 | See Source »

Shawn D. Parker ’02, the only man in the Women In Color Project, does not think the estrogen will overwhelm the production’s success...

Author: By Nicole B. Usher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Female and Minority Issues Find Stage Outlet | 2/15/2002 | See Source »

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