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...same rink. Once the competition begins, all skaters stretch in the same area backstage, as the public-address system booms their rivals' scores throughout the arena. As many as 40 min. can elapse between an on-ice warmup and a contestant's solo turn to compete. Some skaters plug in earphones, listening to whatever relaxes them, drowning out their bothers. (Lipinski tunes in to peppy dance mixes.) Kwan closes her eyes and visualizes herself skating a perfect program...
...Administration green-lighted the 4.5-mile project. At $311 million a mile, the freeway would slice through historic areas of South Pasadena and the largely Latino community of El Sereno, displacing 1,000 homes. Moreover, just as the highway suddenly acquired Clinton's backing, the Administration was pulling the plug on Los Angeles' subway funding...
...Clearly the move was intended to plug the daily leaks that threaten to wash the President out of office. Indeed, the morning news cycle was dominated by an account of a potentially damaging statement that Clinton secretary Betty Currie gave to Starr's investigators. The story was broken by the New York Times and attributed to those ubiquitous "lawyers familiar with the investigation." For the President, the report added unwanted drama to a morning press conference with his new best friend, British prime minister Tony Blair. "I never asked anybody to do anything but tell the truth," he said, adding...
...White House Plumbing With water, water everywhere, the White House wants to plug those leaks: Clinton's legal attack team is taking Ken Starr to court. Clinton Cool Under Fire Starr Still Searching for Clinton Paramours Executive Privilege: Just a Stall Tactic...
...Administration green-lighted the 4.5-mile project. At $311 million a mile, the freeway would slice through historic areas of South Pasadena and the largely Latino community of El Sereno, displacing 1,000 homes. Moreover, just as the highway suddenly acquired Clinton's backing, the Administration was pulling the plug on Los Angeles' subway funding...