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Observe the case of the KGB. Following the departure of Mikhail Gorbachev, its divisions were split into a multitude of less potent directorates eventually accountable to the democratically-elected government. But in the last year, these remnants have reassembled themselves into a spying apparatus not far off in domestic and international power from their predecessor...
Most Americans know the three-term Senator for his zealous questioning of Anita Hill during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings. It is a complicated political legacy. While conservatives applauded him, others were disturbed that his 1992 Senate opponent's most potent attack ads were of Specter at those hearings. Those who know him say the hearings took their toll. "He looked like he had been beaten by a stick," says his senior adviser Ed Howard, recalling a meeting the two had after the hearings. "He said, 'Ed, I think I've lost every friend I have.'" Though...
...Colgate, sophomore Mike Harder has expanded on his freshman success, providing 19 goals and 32 assists for 52 Red Raider points. Earl Cronin (18-19-37) and Ron Fogarty (15-21-36) helped the league's second-most potent offense, while another rookie goalie, Dan Brenzavich, has come up big at times. Whether he can hold up to the playoff grind or not is another question for the freshman to answer...
...story of a teen falling in love with music. "Radio" is one of the best songs on Let's Go, and Rancid's performance more than did it justice. While it's not the most original theme for a song, the band pulled it off with a kind of potent excess, as Armstrong snarled, "Here it is/ Here I am/ Turn it up fucking loud/ When I got the music I got a place to go." Their next song, the speedy "Nihilism," was performed equally successfully. Armstrong announced the song as being about Frederiksen's hometown. Perhaps not surprisingly, Frederiksen...
...from the campaign for President, the Oscar derby is America's most contentious horse race. Last week, when the year's nominations were announced, much of the noise was about one of the losers: Hoop Dreams, the story of two high school basketball stars from Chicago's ghetto. This potent family epic touched critics and audiences. Many felt it might get a Best Picture nomination, unheard of for a documentary...