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...every sportsman, there are certain moments when the elements of his pastime come together perfectly. The canoe breaks through the rapids. The marlin leaps. The spaniel flushes the grouse. For Duane Spooner, a North Dakota gunsmith, this ideal moment involves a rifle, a scope and a deadly long-range shot at his favorite quarry, the prairie dog. "The head goes one way," says Spooner, grinning, "the tail goes the other way, and everything in between just disappears." Spooner's son Eric, 16, shares his dad's enthusiasm. "It's relaxing," he says. "I like seeing how high they...
ROAD WARRIORS New materials will give stylists new freedom. Nissan made its name in the 1970s with the racy 240Z coupe. At far right is a vision of the Z of tomorrow. The roadster at right is for the inveterate sportsman: note the oblong slot on the side for golf clubs...
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They found him in 47-year-old Prime Minister Vladimir Putin: his youth, his sportsman's bearing, his precisely phrased and brutally delivered statements--all so different from the doddering Yeltsin and his mangled, half-incomprehensible public utterances. In the past few months, as Russian troops have streamed into Chechnya, Putin's popularity has soared. And though the presidential elections won't take place until next June, the Duma outcome was widely seen as a sign of Putin's strength. A vote for Unity was, in most Russian minds, a vote for Putin. Immediately after last week's results were...
Highsmith's second coup was Ripley himself--a fastidious fellow of refined if acquired tastes who is utterly unimpeded by conscience. Tom is a sportsman. "Risks were what made the whole thing fun," he muses. His lack of guilt or shame makes Tom a blithe, resourceful fellow, totally at ease with the man he's become...