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...mogul's lawyers are confident they can beat the rap when the extradition hearing goes before the high court in Madrid. Spain, they point out, has no extradition treaty with Russia. Then again, the fact that Gusinsky was held in a nighttime swoop on his villa rather than when he passed through immigration suggests that his arrest was not simply triggered by the presence of his name in Interpol's computers. Some political commentators in Russia have even begun speculating darkly over what political favor Madrid might receive in exchange for arresting Putin's least-loved oligarch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putin Strikes on the Costa Del Sol | 12/12/2000 | See Source »

Freshman Kenny Turano found himself in the right place at the right time, and eliminated the Eagles' lead with a wrister in one fell swoop, notching his first collegiate goal at 8:53 in the second...

Author: By Jennie L. Sullivan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Nearly Upsets No.4 B.C. in Overtime Thriller | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

...cash from the narcos than from honest people," says Castano, who explains that his group, like the rebels, collects a "tax" on coca paste and on the drug's transportation in AUC-controlled areas. Castano has given orders not to shoot at the government crop-spraying aircraft when they swoop over coca fields in his areas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: King Of The Jungle | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

...foregone conclusion. Shore expects that, before long, a few megasites will probably emerge, each offering a soup-to-nuts array of services and products, including office pens and paper and 401(k) planning. Traditional financial players that work with small businesses, like Intuit or Merrill Lynch, are likely to swoop in and buy or partner with these megasites, adding their expertise and long-established relationships to the equation. "You want to be the one place small-business owners go, because once you have them you want to suck them dry," says Shore. BizBuyer CEO Louvat believes that only exchanges offering...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Little Guy's Marketplace | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

...defensive play of the game came with 12 minutes left in the first half when Cornell was able to control the ball just a yard out of the Harvard goal. Junior back Sarah Luskin was there for the Crimson, and with one long swoop of her stick, she plucked the ball away and cleared it well out of the circle, preserving the 1-0 lead...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Field Hockey Dominates in Battle of Ivy Unbeatens | 10/10/2000 | See Source »

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