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...meeting opened at 3 p.m. as eight members of the campaign tore into sealed manila envelopes containing copies of the report...
...Burton cashiered his wife Sybil. Cleopatra and Hamlet fell into each other's boozy, lascivious arms, and set off on a saga of extravagant narcissism that became a celebrity contribution to '60s excess - except that it had no redeeming social value. As the civil rights movement marched, and Vietnam tore America apart, and presidents were assassinated or driven from office, Richard and Elizabeth traveled with retinues, like royalty. They made memorable scenes and drank one another into stupors and blackouts. They dined with Rothschilds or Windsors. If Richard belted Elizabeth and felt contrite the next morning, he might make...
...outcome was never in doubt. Starting with the doubles, Harvard tore into the Big Green, this year's Ivy League doormat. Crimson juniors Anthony Barker and Mike Rich defeated David Floren and Matt Young 8-0 at the No. 3 slot. Co-captain Joe Green and freshman Dave Lingman, paired at No. 2, also had an easy pro set, beating Jeff Sloves and Parashar Ranade 8-2. Harvard completed the sweep when co-captain John Doran and sophomore Cillie Swart took out Robert Chen and Greg d'Incelli...
There was a moment last week, though, when Washington seemed to be descending into an uglier version of its usual gun-control warfare. Wayne LaPierre, the N.R.A's executive vice president, tore into Clinton by charging that he is "willing to accept a certain level of killing to further his political agenda." If that weren't inflammatory enough, LaPierre drove home his point in a separate interview by accusing the President of having "blood on his hands" for the death of a former Northwestern University basketball coach whose murderer slipped through existing gun-control laws. In the background of this...
Just two weeks ago, at the Heptagonal Championships, Gyorffy tied the NCAA high jump record, jumping to a height of 1.97 meters (6'5.5") before her shoe tore apart and she was forced to stop. The jump at Heptagonals was a personal record for Gyorffy, and she thinks the success she has recently enjoyed should continue this weekend...