Word: pulled
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...buses cruise past a field of beans--Bradley's farm--and pull into a lot beside the Mississippi. With the sun setting, the sky is etched with a calligraphy of pink clouds, their reflection a soft wash on the river surface. "Well, here it is," Bradley says with satisfaction. He describes boyhood rituals, times when he would "be still and listen to the wind in the cottonwood trees and watch the current carry what it had scoured from half a continent." He calls the river "a metaphor for democracy" and talks about the peace he finds here...
David W. Salzberg, president of Roth-Young, an executive recruiting firm located outside Seattle, says that although the Harvard name has a stronger pull on the East Coast, a diploma from Harvard still carries an attractive "mystique...
...money this week, but look for him to hold on tight for a 2-0 record. RAVENS QB Scott Mitchell is not playing well at all, and if the Steelers can ignite just a little spark in their defense, they should be just fine and pull...
...Jets will pull themselves together and realize there may indeed be life after Vinny. Running back Curtis Martin will be a major factor in a Jets win, and the J's will be helped (in a fashion) by a lackluster BUFFALO squad. Final score: Jets...
...that President Boris Yeltsin may use them as a pretext to claim emergency powers and hang on to power. "Faced with a corruption scandal that won?t simply go away, that scenario may be tempting for Yeltsin," says Quinn-Judge. "But there?s no guarantee that he could actually pull it off and survive. There are even real questions over whether he could muster the support of the necessary security forces to make a state of emergency effective." Meanwhile, as Muscovites live in fear of having their homes blown up, their confidence is not bolstered by local police work. Authorities...