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...their plastic perches, American Express is soaring. Shoppers today are gladly flashing Amex cards for everything from gasoline to groceries to trips to China. The card was so hot in 1997 that American Express reversed a decade-long slide in its share of the U.S. card market. With a slew of new consumer cards to go with its traditional strength in corporate plastic, American Express raised its share of the $469 billion general purpose card volume in the first half of 1997 from 18.3% to 18.9%--as Visa saw its No. 1 position slip very slightly from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Express: Charge! | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

DALLAS, Texas--David slew Goliath with good shooting...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: M. Basketball Breaks Even Over Break | 1/5/1998 | See Source »

...slew of people have been arrested for shoplifting. Furthermore, a juvenile was arrested Nov. 24 for an assault at the mall involving a kitchen knife...

Author: By Courtney A. Coursey, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Galleria Tightens Security After Rape | 12/3/1997 | See Source »

Calley also gets credit for saving the big summer '98 film, Godzilla, and he plans a slew of sequels and recyclings. He has approved follow-ups to My Best Friend's Wedding, Jumanji and Bad Boys. Naturally you'll see more Men in Black. And, as Calley observes, "we can make Zorro forever if it works." His plans also include another Ghostbusters installment and movie versions of such TV shows as I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched. He even threatens a Charlie's Angels for the big screen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SONY'S BLOCKBUSTER SEQUEL | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

Finally 22 minutes and 47 seconds into the game, Penn got a first down. In fact it d got a relative slew of them--three in one drive. Then on fourth and four from the Crimson 27-yard line, Penn threw a swing pass to running back Jim Finn. Sophomore safety Aron Natale forced the ball to pop out and junior cornerback Glenn Jackson grabbed the ball in midair and ran untouched 67 yards for the touchdown...

Author: By Bryan Lee, | Title: Show Stealing Defense | 11/16/1997 | See Source »

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