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Interestingly, Harvard was well prepared defensively for Princeton's last possession. Coach Frank Sullivan has practiced what he calls, "the seven-second drill" with his team this year. The drill sets up a scenario directly analogous to what Harvard was faced with against Princeton. The idea behind the drill is to construct an aggressive defense without fouling when leading by one or two points with seven seconds remaining in the game...
...York senator Charles Schumer - "How in God's good name can having three airlines increase competition?" - wants a nine-month freeze on all the deals except American's TWA takeover, which heartland pols are intent on, so that the feds can study what effect the Big Three scenario would have on pricing. Vermonter Pat Leahy worried that "the industry will be one work stoppage away from closing down one fourth to one third of America's air system...
...Today, as always, punishment standards are subject to exceptions. One is based on celebrity, as in the scenario described above, which is roughly the story of Robert Downey Jr. The often-arrested Downey will face a judge later this month to answer a Thanksgiving weekend cocaine possession charge. At a January hearing, Downey's case was pushed back several weeks - a continuance that may signal a deal on the horizon. That's good news for the troubled actor: If Downey is convicted of this most recent felony, he could face more than four years in prison, although it's unlikely...
...imagine the Food and Drug Administration has approved the morning-after pill, or Plan B, for nonprescription distribution: You can walk into any pharmacy, pick up the pill and take it right up to the counter. It's a scenario you might not have to imagine for long if pro-choice groups and the American Medical Association have their way. Monday, the FDA, now under the supervision of pro-life Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, was asked to consider the morning-after pill for over-the-counter status. Advocates claim the approval would change the face of reproductive...
...Rumsfeld toned down for his meeting with the Europeans, soft-pedaling on the ABM issue and focusing his pitch on limited missile defense against "rogue" nations. He even laid out the somewhat improbable scenario of a missile-defenseless U.S. being intimidated by some Third World bully from staying out of a regional conflict for fear of being attacked. The Europeans are unlikely to swallow that argument from a nation whose current secretary of state once warned North Korea's Kim Jong Il that if he even threatened the U.S. with nuclear weapons, he'd be "turned into a charcoal briquette...