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Until the roar of terrorism early Saturday morning, the defining moment of the Centennial Olympic Games had not been a Cream Team snoozer or a stalled bus or an O.J. Simpson sighting or even one of the inspiring performances by American swimmer Amy Van Dyken. It was Kerri Strug nailing her landing after her Yurchenko 1 1/2, then maintaining her balance on one foot as she pivoted in deference to the two tables of judges. With that, the 87-lb. 18-year-old shoved aside Shaquille O'Neal, Alexander Karelin, Billy Payne and all the big, bad Olympians. There were...
...1950s to funnel 75,000 cars each day into and out of the city; today, over 200,000 cars a day crawl along the outdated expressway. Back below on street level, the honking of horns and the colorful shouts of angry drivers harmonize with the rumble and roar of the bulldozers, cement mixers and dump trucks beginning the construction of the proposed direct underground rail link between North and South Station...
...over a manhole reads mon sewer; one song rhymes Quasi with "was he" and "bourgeoisie." At times the cathedral is a theme park, with cute characters, dark scary spots and a drain pipe that Quasi uses as a giant water slide. The movie may not soar like Aladdin or roar like The Lion King, and it demands plenty of parental guidance; but it fulfills the Disney animators' dream. From a blank sheet of paper, monsters and magic emerge...
...characteristically shy way, and delivered his lines blushing on center stage. A double-bass was put into his hands, and as the orchestra started up and John played the number "Slap That Bass," his shyness fell away--he closed his eyes and his wrists snapped the strings, to a roar of applause and laughter from his friends in the audience...
...more like a series of spasms than a focused, well-coordinated effort. True, when a Polly Klaas or Megan Kanka is abducted and murdered, or when Elisa Izquierdo falls through the gaping holes in New York City's social-services system, outraged parents and community leaders can rear up, roar and carry the day for "three strikes" or Megan's Law. And in the endless wrangle over welfare reform, which hit the headlines again last week, children have proved to be a deal breaker. "I can win any argument by saying we need reform of welfare...