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...Clinton keep up his winning streak? To the extent that it reflects sheer luck, perhaps not; no gambler can keep rolling sevens. To the extent that his early success reflects political skill and adroitness -- well, maybe. The Senate, where Democrats lack the votes to break Republican filibusters, will surely modify some of his programs. It has already forced a weakening of the Administration's cherished "motor voter" bill; as passed by the Senate, the measure would still allow people to register to vote while receiving or renewing driver's licenses but no longer require registration forms to be passed...
...York Mets to a championship, sportswriters tell themselves that he isn't a better ballplayer than Gehrig, or Mays, or Williams. He couldn't be, could he? Better than DiMaggio? But his teammates know he is. They just don't know why. More than most athletic wonders, baseball skill is hidden, supernatural; just flick your wrists and it's a triple to left...
...DAVID BOWIE'S SPACESHIP CRASH-lands in New Mexico at the beginning of THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, so does director Nicolas Roeg's splendidly enigmatic sci-fi parable invade our subconscious, making a great, strange racket. It is a tribute to Bowie's eldritch skill and Roeg's eerie artistry that we feel immediately all the main character's displacement, fear and wonder in his new world. This laser disc (Voyager/The Criterion Collection) marks the first uncut presentation of the original wide-screen format for U.S. home video. Also on the disc: interviews with Roeg, Bowie...
Indeed, Roger Williams could hardly play at Harvard's level. But although it was severely deficient in every basic volleyball skill, Roger Williams managed to stave off embarrassment against the superior Crimson...
Radiologists can often solve the problem. Using their skill with X-ray imaging to guide them, they make a needle puncture into a vein in the groin and thread a very thin tube to the testes. The doctors then seal off the varicose veins with coils or chemicals that are sent through the tube. Johns Hopkins researchers reported that of 71 couples in which the man had had the procedure and his partner no infertility treatment, 60% of the women got pregnant...