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...Average price of regular gasoline in Illinois a month ago, before a surprise late-summer spurt...
...with Sharon, too, Arafat may be more comfortable with a few concrete gestures that could serve as an incentive to try and tone down the intifada. It's not clear that he'll be able to do that, though - in the short term there may well be a spurt of violence. But in the long term, Sharon is more likely to pursue a phased agreement, which amounts to a final-status agreement, but not all at once, spreading the process over a number of years. Sharon has promised peace, and he's realistic enough to know that means a peace...
...spurt was highlighted by a spectacular lay-up by sophomore guard Pat Harvey. Harvey got caught amongst several taller bodies while driving into the lane. He heaved the ball at the backboard while off-balance, and the ball hit the very top of the backboard before somehow finding its way into...
...minutes later, the Crimson went on an amazing 13-0 run that turned an eight-point deficit into a 60-55 lead in with seven minutes remaining. Junior guard Andrew Gellert catalyzed this spurt with two steals and some hustling floor play...
...United Nations commission on AIDS, cases of HIV infection and AIDS are 50 percent higher than anyone - even the most pessimistic of prognosticators - had predicted. The disease has infected 36 million people worldwide, including 5.3 million new cases this year alone. At the heart of that deadly growth spurt, scientists worry, may be the insidious misperception that we've got this pandemic under control...