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Never read a line by Tabitha King? Don't care if you ever read another by her husband Stephen? Fine. But Tabitha's One on One is a surprise, a good, tough, raunchy pop novel about a couple of high school basketball stars. Its realism may be a bit rough-edged for parents, but it's about right for their older children. Sam Styles is a huge, self-apologetic, marvelously coordinated fellow who can't make a wrong move on a basketball court but struggles with dyslexia. Because his father and stepmother are loving and decent, and because a sharp...
Reno was appointed Dade County prosecutor in 1978, and voters returned her to the office five times, despite a rough apprenticeship. Miami endured three nights of racial rioting in 1980 after her office failed to convict four police who allegedly beat a black insurance man to death. Reno regained trust by opening her office to blacks, Hispanics and women...
Maybe it's time for the President to stage one of those New Age, public- confessional scenes that lofted him through so many rough spots during the campaign. If he could admit to trying marijuana and having marital problems, why not admit that the nanny litmus test is a mistake? He could bring on the cameras, sit in front of a glowing hearth in the White House family quarters and pensively bite his lower lip. "As working parents," one can imagine him saying, "Hillary and I understand the anguish of searching for quality day care for children." He could insert...
...rough going most of the time for the Crimson, who let the vocal Cornell supporters crawl under its skin...
...teams, Navy is expected to be the more difficult. The Midshipmen have a history of playing rough on the squash court, using their athleticism to make up for deficiencies in skill...