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...there were no more pressing questions to discuss than whether or not Clinton and Vice President Al Gore '69 solicited potential donors when they had them over for petit fours, perhaps I could understand our national fixation. But, fortunately or not, there are serious things going on at home and abroad that merit national observation--and demand presidential focus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Washington, District of Contradiction | 10/9/1997 | See Source »

...outsiders can only go by what we see: the two campus-wide popular elections have done much more harm than good where council image is concerned because many candidates have come across as petit-politicians rather than students in favor of honest change. As a political outsider, I do not want to hear about political liasons and campaign finance problems in my student government, nor do I want candidates to run on platforms that promise the moon. Candidates should have a sense of humility about what they are doing and a realistic sense of the council's capabilities...

Author: By Daniel M. Suleiman, | Title: Making Amend(ment)s | 4/16/1997 | See Source »

...petit faux pas, at worst, certainly nothing to make a federal case out of--unless you happen to be Jess Jackson. The burly lawyer turned winemaker created a new market segment with Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay. When mistakes are made like Shand's, he believes it's because Turning Leaf's owner, industry giant E. & J. Gallo Winery, has unfairly copied his bottle design. So Jackson is suing Gallo, claiming it has co-opted sales of his category-topping Vintner's Reserve. Gallo disputes the charges, but there is no disputing Turning Leaf's rousing success. It shot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUR GRAPES | 4/7/1997 | See Source »

However, Yale then made a push, with Charlie Petit (11 points) and Emerson Whitley (21 points, nine rebounds) both hitting three-pointers to help cut the Crimson lead to five points...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Snowden Reigns; Crimson Coasts | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

...Simpkins 0-0 0-0 0; Okonkwo 3-12 0-0 6; Miller 2-8 5-6 9; Smith 0-1 3-4 3; Rosneck 2-7 1-2 5; Whitley 7-11 5-6 21; Craft 0-0 0-0 0; Lanigan 0-0 0-0 0; Petit 4-8 0-0 11; Williams 1-1 0-0 2; Kirkowski 0-0 0-0 0; Marschner 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Snowden Reigns; Crimson Coasts | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

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