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...Torre, who will go down in history as one of baseball’s best managers. Winning a few World Series with the Yankees and being called one of the best managers of all time is like getting a rocket launcher for your birthday, taking out a couple cars and being called one of history’s best marksmen. Managing the Yankees to the World Series should, in theory, be about as challenging as piloting a washing machine through the spin cycle: Insert money, watch...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: The Fall of the Yankees | 10/8/2002 | See Source »

...drugs since 'The Andy Warhol Diaries'...FORECAST: Little, Brown editor Geoff Shandler got the buzz going on this book at BookExpo in May, and a first serial in this month's issue of Vanity Fair has heightened the buzz to a roar. Ubiquitous media coverage and rave reviews should rocket this one onto bestseller lists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Galley Girl: The Working Mother Edition | 10/3/2002 | See Source »

...limes.” Broadman’s barbecue philosophy, inspiring to tailgaters, is all about fun, food, and hanging out. After all, he explains, “All it comes down to is paying attention while you mix the drink; this isn’t rocket science...

Author: By Alice O. Wong, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Drinky-Drink | 10/3/2002 | See Source »

...10am Sunday, ISAF confirmed a rocket had not exploded, according to a specialist ordinance team. The explosion had been caused by a bomb. "It doesn't appear to have been intended to cause serious harm," ISAF spokesman Squadron Leader Terry Hay told a briefing. "It seems to have been very much for effect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Shortage of Suspects in Kabul Bombing | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

...Around Kabul over the 72 hours leading to Saturday night's bombing, a 107mm rocket overshot one of the largest ISAF installations in the city and a search located twelve more that had misfired; a U.S. soldier was shot by a sniper; and in Gardez, two hours to the south, a video store was bombed and a rocket fired at U.S. special forces. These rocket attacks have become increasingly common, launched by timers as basic as a punctured water bucket fixed to drain at a measured speed and complete an electrical circuit, or as sophisticated as electrical boards rigged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Shortage of Suspects in Kabul Bombing | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

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