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That announcement, along with the formation of a new, inelegantly named Commonwealth of Independent States, came as a stunning surprise but hardly a shock. The power had long been leaching out of the central authority in the Kremlin, and it was the leaders of the key republics that everyone looked to for salvation. The fear was that they would prove too determinedly nationalistic to come together in any kind of practical alliance. Yet Yeltsin and company came up with a proposal that all the independent republics could embrace -- if they wanted...
...Crimson, editors expressed shock that Walkowitz was able to juggle her many responsibilities at the newspaper with her academic work...
...Elis continue to shock the hockey world. Behind junior goalie John Hockin--who blocked 57 of 64 shots--Yale swept Princeton, 5-3 and 7-4, this weekend to bring the Elis to an impressive 6-0-1 ECAC record...
Students in Winthrop and professors in the sociology department expressed shock yesterday after learning of Davis's condition...
...reservoir for drinking water; others were used to cool the air pumped through the complex's massive mainframe computers to prevent them from overheating. Side tunnels were dug, and more than 20 cavernous offices were put in, some shored up with concrete. To withstand the severe exterior shock of a nuclear blast, the roof areas of the tunnels and rooms were reinforced with 21,000 iron bolts sunk 8 to 10 ft. into the rock, according to records at the National Archives...