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...dogs were tearing into McCain, raising questions about his character and dedication to the conservative cause. Bush told the crowd, in his new fire-in-the-belly style, "If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism, of polls and principles, come and join this campaign." His slip of the tongue about being tired of principles hinted at what happened in South Carolina: Bush believed he would be finished if he lost the state, so he did what it took to win. A country tune that played at the Hilton Head rally neatly summed up Bush's approach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Read My Knuckles | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

...sees you drooling over the Abercrombie models as you pass through the Square on your way to practice. He watches you picking your wedgie slyly as you slip out of Out-of-Town News. When you sneak out for a Store-24 run at 3 a.m., he knows. Is he hiding among the pit kids? Nope-heis sitting at his computer, looking at you via the ithe Official Dewey, Cheetham and Howe Hahvahd Squayah Web Cam,i located at http://cartalk.engine.trippy.net/ cartalk/deweycam5.htm...

Author: By K.l. Rakowski, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Panopticon, For Real! | 2/24/2000 | See Source »

...Patrick knew what was at stake, and she was not about to let her final chance at a national championship slip away. Patrick managed to win a close fourth game, 9-6, and then take the fifth by a 9-4 score...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Squash Falls Short of Title Hopes, Finishes Fourth | 2/22/2000 | See Source »

...topless on Recreio beach when a shadow fell across her towel. She looked up and saw a gang of policemen armed with truncheons standing over her. In a spasm of puritanism, the police had decided to enforce a 70-year-old law against immorality. They demanded that Da Costa slip back into her top. When she refused, the police dragged her away in handcuffs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brazilian Scene: Topless in Rio | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

...stories of the victims follow a simple pattern. They sit down to study, slip out of their shoes to get more comfortable and, before they figure out what's happening, the man has maneuvered his feet into their loafers, heels or pumps...

Author: By Parker R. Conrad, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: One, Two, Who Stole My Shoe? | 2/17/2000 | See Source »

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