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...Iran-Iraq war, but that was an exceptional case. Even during the cold war, only professional smugglers suffered harsh criminal penalties. And White House officials insist the waiver did not get Loral entirely off the hook. If no criminal charges are brought, the Commerce Department could still impose stiff penalties. But since Clinton always has his eye on Gore's 2000 campaign--and Schwartz remains a go-to guy for the Democrats--nobody expects that to happen. And that little piece of Washington reality is more pungent than anything Johnny Chung and Liu Chaoying ever cooked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Red Face Over China | 6/1/1998 | See Source »

...eight-hour trip, so we were feeling a little stiff and a little flat," Hodge said. "[But] we didn't have to play our best to beat them...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women's Water Polo Places Sixth at Easterns | 4/28/1998 | See Source »

Bacterial meningitis is the more serious form of the disease and can be transmitted by person-to-person contact. Symptoms may include a sudden fever, severe headaches, nausea, vomiting, a stiff neck and a rash. The brain can suffer permanent damage if swelling is not controlled...

Author: By L. MARIKA Landau-wells, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Student Recovering From Meningitis | 4/24/1998 | See Source »

...Linden's got a hard fastball and a hard curveball," senior catcher Jason Keck said. "He throws pretty hard, pretty stiff. He's not going to junkball you to death...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Takes on UMass in Beanpot Final | 4/23/1998 | See Source »

...former Whitewater partner Susan McDougal has refused to cooperate. The Clintons have had their memory lapses. And Starr has failed to turn little fish against big ones. His Whitewater endgame may amount to nothing more than a final bash at Hubbell, a scathing report on the Clintons and a stiff march into the sunset...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meanwhile, Back In Arkansas... | 4/13/1998 | See Source »

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