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...emotion from the subject by calling for a bipartisan commission to study what could be done (ignoring the fact that antidrug programs already enjoy wide bipartisan support in Congress). Bush, meanwhile, toured a crack den in Los Angeles that had been closed by police raids and tried to sound tougher on drugs than anybody else -- including his chief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thinking the Unthinkable | 5/30/1988 | See Source »

...League title after defeating Princeton, 4-2. Char Joslin scores a pair of goals to give the Crimson the victory. "It was definitely different than last year," Harvard Co-Captain Julie Sasner says. "Last year was new and exciting. This year, we had more confidence. It was also tougher. It's exciting in a completely different...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Agony, Ecstasy and Even a Few Titles | 5/25/1988 | See Source »

After three consecutive wins, Hitech draws a tougher player. Berliner becomes visibly nervous when he discovers that the opponent is Grand Master Sergei Kudrin, a slender Soviet emigre with long wavy hair and sleepy eyes. Kudrin has been matched against Hitech in tournament play twice before -- and has beaten it both times. A large crowd of onlookers presses in around the table. "This is going to be a wild game," Berliner predicts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Chicago: Playing Hitech Computer Chess | 5/16/1988 | See Source »

...competition this year was so much tougher due to the strength of Dartmouth," Mayer said. "They just crushed everybody in the men's competition...

Author: By Chris Thorne, | Title: Thinclads Humbled at Heps Championships | 5/9/1988 | See Source »

...They were a little tougher than we'd imagined," Mulvehal said. Their crowd really got into the match. They were screaming every time Princeton scored a point. That really fired us up in our doubles matches...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Netwomen Nab Sixth-Straight Ivy Title | 5/6/1988 | See Source »

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