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Thus what has already been an unwieldy probe, with its shifting geography and characters, has the makings of a p.r. nightmare for the G.O.P. The oft-delayed opening of the hearings, last set for July 8, seems likely to slip again--perhaps to July 15 or even September. The Democrats can take much of the credit: first, they forced a strict Dec. 31 limit on Thompson's hearings and sharply cut the funds for Congressman Dan Burton's probe in the House...
SALT LAKE CITY: To Utah fans, the game will be remembered as a crucial game the Jazz let slip away. But in terms of basketball history, Wednesday?s NBA finals match is certain to go down as one of Michael Jordan's most courageous performances. Despite a bad case of the flu, Jordan put on a gritty performance to propel the Bulls to a 90 to 88 victory over the Utah Jazz in game 5 of the NBA finals Wednesday night. The victory puts Chicago ahead in the best of seven series, 3 games to 2, with game 6 Friday...
Which brings me to that other example, the one involving defenseman Z and his unfortunate slip-up. This for me is a no-brainer: the mistake is obvious, the cause-and-effect relationship between it and the goal is unquestionable, and the importance of that goal demands a full retelling of the circumstances surrounding...
Nevertheless, the slip was amply quantified. The primary cause was the inclusion of a new factor in the method of ranking. This factor was the percentage of classes with more than 50 students, said Mel Elfin, the magazine's special projects editor and executive editor of the supplement...
Also important in the ranking slip was the faculty to student ratio. Harvard's ratio was 12 students to 1 faculty member, while Yale's was 9-to-1 and Princeton...