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...yard box for a looping cross from Ronaldinho on the right. His back to goal, Rivaldo received the ball on his chest, let it drop, trapped it with his right foot, swiveled like Baryshnikov and smacked it with his left, past a diving goalkeeper. It was a feat of pure Brazilian magic. Honorable Mention: Senegalese Papa Bouba Diop's scrambling game-winner against France in the opening match...
...many ways, Gotti’s story was quite similar to Capone’s. Born the fifth of 13 children to poor parents in the South Bronx, he was, in the words of author Luc Sante, “a pure product of the slums.” His father was an unskilled worker who was constantly unemployed, and the family remained mired in poverty throughout his childhood...
...intelligence and law-enforcement agencies to fail in their duty to protect us, we can show some understanding of their shortcomings. What we cannot forgive is any cover-up of the truth--if you screw up, at least don't lie to us. Obfuscation engenders in Americans a pure lack of trust for their most important institutions. Considering only the numerous cover-ups since Watergate, I feel it is not surprising that Americans are steadily losing faith in their government. JERRY LUPU Albany...
...boyishly: "Street boxing." Street boxing? "In college, I was a good boxer," he says, then leans forward, grinning. Well, actually, he confides, there was this girl, you see, and he bumped into her jealous boyfriend: "I got into a street fight with the guy." The grin widens. That's pure Chung: charming, disarmingly frank, with just a touch of self-deprecation...
Remember the stocks Mom and Dad used to buy? Well, they're back. Last week more technology firms were booted from London's prestigious FTSE 100 index of the top 100 stocks. Now only one pure technology company, Sage, is left on the index, and the rest have been replaced by the "old economy" companies that make and distribute the things we eat, drink, and wear. While information technology and hardware have become the worst performing sectors on the market this year - the capitalization of software companies has fallen by an average of 39% - old economy stocks have quietly lasted...