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Houses will compete in co-ed "tug-of-war" onSaturday. The council will present prizes torepresentatives from the two winning houses...
...considered -- as one of the President's own Executive Orders directs. Beyond the absence of dialogue -- HHS's bolt came without warning and flew in the face of earlier Administration assertions promising the states "flexibility" on abortion- funding questions -- what overlays this latest abortion-rights battle is the tug between two Clinton beliefs that have come into conflict: freedom of choice and states' rights...
THERE IT WAS, A CHANCE ENcounter and perfect sound bite. Robert Tercek, then an MTV Asia promotions executive, was in Bombay taping a commercial when he felt a tug at his sleeve. Standing there was an Indian youth who insisted that he had to tell the world "what MTV has done for me." Cameras rolling, Tercek let Sanjay, 19, have his say. "Before MTV, I was like this," he began, his hands to his face like blinders. "Now it's like this," he said, stretching his arms...
Apart from the well-known benefits that will accrue to Bill Clinton in the wake of his NAFTA victory, another possible advantage is seen for the * President by some White House aides: a measure of independence from Hillary Rodham Clinton and the left-of-center tug of her office. The First Lady opposed making NAFTA a top priority this fall, senior officials point out, and remained silent on the subject for weeks. But Clinton campaigned hard for the treaty anyway, proving he could overcome long odds -- and his wife's doubts...
...have big plans. I am going to start from his very first memory and move through his 66 years with the fastidiousness of a Philadelphia trial lawyer. Early influences. Formative moments. Biggest secrets. Greatest experiences. I will tease and tug until they are all mine, and they will all fit together in one perfectly neat history. All the while, I will remain wholly detached and, above all else, completely in control. No concessions. No regrets...