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...month ago it appeared as if Boris Yeltsin had chosen a graduate student to lead Russia's government. But after finally prevailing in a bruising confirmation battle, Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko looks "articulate, very bright and quite authoritative," says TIME Moscow bureau chief Paul Quinn-Judge. "His standing has definitely improved as he remained unfazed throughout the verbal hammering he's faced." Yeltsin's baby-faced protégé won easily in today's Duma vote after a secret ballot allowed a number of Communists and other opposition members to quietly defect in order to avoid the dissolution...
Junior pitcher Quinn Schafer threw a superb four and one-third innings in his first start of the season, and senior John Wells was automatic in relief...
...boils down to procedure: If Russia's parliament conducts a crucial vote on Friday by secret ballot, it'll be business as usual, says TIME Moscow bureau chief Paul Quinn-Judge. If deputies are asked to vote openly, the likely outcome will be dissolution of the legislature and new elections. The Communist-led opposition is committed to a third rejection of Boris Yeltsin's youthful nominee for prime minister, Sergei Kiriyenko, which would force Yeltsin to close down the Duma and hold new elections. "Despite their fierce public resolve, a secret vote will allow those in the opposition whose votes...
Sparkling pitching, both from junior starter Quinn Schafer and senior John Wells; crisp, aggressive hitting, keyed by seniors David Forst and Brian Ralph, who combined for six hits and four RBI; and a thorough 11-0 dismantling of the Huskies (16-13, 12-4 America East) sent the Crimson (21-9, 9-3 Ivy) to the finals of the Beanpot for the second straight season. NORTHEASTERN HARVARD...
Junior Brett Vankoski, the Crimson's platoon designated hitter, made the most of his two at-bats by tagging two singles and driving in three runs. And Quinn Schafer, who was making his first start of the season and had pitched all of six innings entering the Beanpot, pitched four and two-thirds innings of two-hit, shutout baseball...