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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...other hand, in accordance with this season of complete parity, the Saints literally have not clinched anything just yet. Both Yale and Dartmouth loom only three points behind St. Lawrence and could potentially soar into the final ninth and tenth place playoff spots. The only team playing just for pride come Friday and Saturday will be Brown, which has officially been eliminated from playoff consideration...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, | Title: Harvard Falling Behind in ECAC Race | 2/27/1997 | See Source »

...truly great performances in cinema, and his work in films as diverse as Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Cromwell (a personal favorite) is outstanding. But in my mind's eye he will always be dueling Darth Vader as the Millennium Falcon, unhindered by the tractor beam, prepares to soar into space. And I'm glad to know he's still around...

Author: By Eric M. Nelson, | Title: Alive and Well | 2/22/1997 | See Source »

...pilot feels "cut off from them by age, by understanding, by sensibility, by technology." Later, a white landowner has the pilot taken away in a straitjacket, figuring any black man who dares to fly must be crazy. "Reaching great heights requires personal and cultural risks," says Farley. "These stories soar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weekend Entertainment Guide | 1/3/1997 | See Source »

California is the most litigious state in the most lawsuit-crazy country in the world. More than 1.5 million civil suits are filed in California every year, and lawyers here earn upwards of $17 billion annually in legal fees. Those numbers could soar even higher if a controversial new state ballot initiative is adopted on Nov. 5. Proposition 211 would make it easier to file securities-fraud suits in California than in any other state--and top business leaders have risen up in alarm to fight it. "There's no place in the world like California for new companies," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LITIGATION VALLEY | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

QUOTE OF NOTE: "The crime issue will be especially important to voters in Racine, where crime rates and gang violence continue to soar. That is why I support the federal ban on assault weapons and the Brady Bill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: WISCONSIN | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

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