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That’s important, because when sharp-shooter Dan Clemente ’01 graduated last spring, the Crimson lost its No. 1 option at crunch time. For four years, Clemente made his living taking the big shot in the waning moments of games...
...phase continues, one thing is clear: The military campaign in Afghanistan has affirmed the overwhelming power of America's war machine - in the eyes of both friend and foe. Saddam Hussein, more than most, has reason to be nervous. President Bush drove home the point Monday in a sharp warning to the Iraqi dictator to readmit United Nations arms inspectors or face unspecified consequences. But that doesn't necessarily mean the war against terrorism is about to target Baghdad...
Fears of terrorism caused a sharp drop in attendance and cancellation of the opening ceremonies at the annual Tokyo Motor Show earlier this month, but the new roadsters and concept cars from Toyota, Honda, Nissan and their competitors were as daring and imaginative as ever. New consumer cars, including the retro Nissan 350Z--priced at less than $30,000--and the latest Mazda RX-8 model, will be in showrooms next year. But crowd-pleaser concepts like the Honda Bulldog (above)--equipped with two electric fold-up scooters--and the Toyota POD, which detects sweaty palms and tailgating and turns...
...least three times. It would eliminate the line because I always forget about scouring the accessories table until I’m about to approach the register. And it would ensure that the 62-year-old shopping vet with her steely jaw and bone sharp elbows—a ghost of me to come, really—won’t grab the last pair of black wool mittens...
...mooted cease-fire may reflect divisions on either side of the battle lines around the besieged city where some 12,000 Taliban fighters, including about 3,000 Arab, Pakistani, Chechen and Chinese volunteers mostly linked with Al Qaeda, are surrounded by thousands of Alliance troops. There are plainly sharp divisions between the foreigners and the Afghan Taliban, whose commanders have been negotiating with Northern Alliance commanders behind the backs of the foreigners and in defiance of Taliban leader Mullah Omar's orders to fight. Reports from refugees fleeing the city say hard-line foreigners had even executed hundreds of Afghan...