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Sophomore forward Derek Mills nailed a pair of crucial penalty kicks against the unlucky Tigers--the first tally to spark a Crimson comeback and the second to send the game into overtime. Sophomore Nick D'Onofrio finished it off with an OT goal as Harvard...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Some Close Calls | 11/13/1987 | See Source »

...should not underestimate this image advantage, especially after a kickoff debate in which George Bush finally proved he was indeed up for the '80s. The Vice President displayed a spark and a spunk that many doubted he possessed. After Pete du Pont questioned Bush's principles, Bush counterpoked with a derisiveness that extended to his rival's pet issue and little-used first name. "Pierre, let me help you on some of this," he said. "I think it's a nutty idea to fool around with the Social Security system." Moments later, Bush was holding his own in a finger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Crash: Yapping From The Right | 11/9/1987 | See Source »

...spark has been set off. It is like a symptom of a disease. What has happened is due to the disaffection and suffering in Tibet. These things happened, and so the Chinese found a person to blame. They needed a scapegoat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Fire in a Snowy Land | 10/19/1987 | See Source »

...Carolyn did really well," Forman said. "She came in and gave us the spark that we needed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Spikers Sweep Through Medford | 10/9/1987 | See Source »

...Chairman Biden, the hearings could provide a spark for his presidential campaign by giving him a chance to show his mettle in front of a national television audience. Yet his passion and propensity to rattle on could be his undoing. When Secretary of State George Shultz testified on South Africa last summer, Biden's angry attack on Shultz left some viewers with an intemperate image of the Senator. As Biden concedes, "Exposure is good only if you do well, only if you appear knowledgeable and fair." Both Democrat DeConcini and Republican Hatch have warned somewhat hyperbolically that if Bork...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Advise and Dissent | 9/21/1987 | See Source »

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