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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Oilers coach Ron Low tried to shake up his team by juggling two lines in the second period. But only the line of left wing Mats Lindgren, center Murray and right wing Pat Falloon showed any spark...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE | 11/19/1998 | See Source »

...aftermath of any election, there is a tendency to display excessive patriotic pride. We finish counting all the ballots, we announce the victors, we look around and we give ourselves a big national pat on the back. Yep, folks, we did it again. Democracy is still alive and well. Good for us. Pappy Washington would be proud. But before we adorn every street corner with the stars and stripes, perhaps we should take a further peek at what self-government really means in the various nooks and crannies of this great land...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Democracy's Follies | 11/6/1998 | See Source »

...Before, they never even had a table set up,"chimed in his wife, Pat M. Callinan, noddingtowards the table of coffee and cookies sittingnext to the truck full of campaign signs...

Author: By Stephanie K. Clifford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bay State Readies Ballot Boxes | 11/3/1998 | See Source »

Last year, we used to laugh up in the press boxas we watched teams try to "establish the run"against Harvard. Dartmouth deserves credit fortrying, but a 1.4 yards-per-carry average will geta pat on the back only from...

Author: By Bryan Lee, | Title: Harvard 'D' Looks Like Old Self | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

STEP 4 And even though you've completely ignored the common meaning of the word, pat yourself on the back for your courage: "I stand by my remark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Nov. 2, 1998 | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

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