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...aura of scandal that clung to the White House in the wake of the Lewinsky debacle, producers at NBC were uncertain that the nation would swallow Martin Sheen's squeaky-clean President Barlet. All sorts of polls have shown that the average American's faith in government has slid steadily downward since Watergate. Was it possible that a public so disillusioned with its leaders could accept the portrait of a politician with a magnetic personality, a benevolent heart, and a philosophy of being "for the people" who is neither a stooge nor a swindler...
...second half after the Crimson was comfortably ahead, Zacarian stopped a Suzanne Anthony shot from point-blank range. In the final minutes, Stephanie Dolmar-Connell was sprung loose on a breakaway, but Zacarian came out to the top of the circle and slid down to break up the play and preserve the shutout...
Rather than folding, however, Harvard responded by matching Yale's intensity tackle for tackle. Just minutes after Lavin's goal, Crimson sophomore sweeper Mike Lobach slid in hard to Eli forward Justin Burton, knocking him head over heals and subsequently setting the tone for a brutally physical match...
Instead, Strong dumped her doctor and called Dr. Pamela Sutton, the specialist who had helped her before. Soon she was back on the golf course. She could play until recently, when her condition slid. "I wouldn't be alive today if not for Pam Sutton," she says. Strong is fortunate to have sought help. Many don't, for a misguided reason: 82% of respondents in one study agreed with a pollster that "it is easy to become too reliant on pain medication." In fact, fewer than 1% of those treated with opioids become addicted...
...wistfully wished everyone "a good evening; no, I mean good morning." He also pledged to return to give "updates" on issues of mutual interest. That brought a stampede to the exits -well, sort of. The problem was, everyone was too tired to run and simply slid silently away slowly into the void of the early morning darkness...