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Like presidential approval ratings, stock prices tend to inflate when the U.S. engages in armed conflict. Look no further than the tireless bull market that we enjoy today. It began in 1991 when the U.S. drove Saddam Hussein and his Iraqi army out of Kuwait. The first allied air raids came on Jan. 17 of that year and sent the Dow Jones industrial average soaring 4.6% in a day. By mid-March the Dow had jumped...
...little harried. The morning of the opening game, "the butterflies were going," Granato says. "Finally, we were starting." The U.S. followed up its 5-0 win over China with a 7-1 win over Sweden, and both games were tougher than the scores would indicate. Both China and Sweden tend to play back in their own zone and do a lot of clutching and grabbing, almost like an outclassed prizefighter hoping to go the distance with the champion. As a result, the transitions and fast feet that are so typical of the women's game were missing. The defensive styles...
...grownup shoes--to the actions of historical figures like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and George Wallace, Lee succeeds in giving a subtle, intelligent and moving account of an event that starkly pitches good against evil. In his public statements the director is often strident, but his films tend to belie this trait, and in this case, when full-bore indignation would seem justified, he allows the horror and injustice of the tale to emerge unforced. Moreover, the film looks wonderful, gracefully edited, and lighted with an almost pearly quality...
RAMPANT RESUMANIA Don't politicians love to talk! Take Senators. And their resumes in the Congressional Directory--printed at taxpayers' expense. On average, it takes 14 lines of fine print for each of the 100 to list family, educational pedigrees, military valor, career coups and "distinguished" awards (Republicans tend to need 15 lines, Democrats only 13). Who's the Senate's run-off-at-the-mouth winner? None other than its filibuster champion, Strom Thurmond, at--count 'em--79 lines. The Top 10 boasters...
...when we step outside the classroom and enter our dining halls that race becomes a greater and more dynamic concern. In my experience, black students tend to socialize apart from white students. Every year, it seems, a majority of black first-years sit together at the same table. Although football and hockey tables are also present, the sight of an all-black table seems to engender the most questions, comments and stares. What is it about an ethnic group deciding to eat together that makes others feel uncomfortable...