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More likely is that Bush would use subtler means to compromise Clinton's legacy. He could appoint agency chiefs who would hold up environment-protection plans, and omit funds in his budgets for projects drawn up by Clinton, leaving them to die on the vine. Unsympathetic officials could slow down the cleanup of PCBs from the Hudson and the implementation of the Kyoto climate-change treaty by sheer foot dragging...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Future: What If Bush Wins? | 12/18/2000 | See Source »

...modest hoopla that has surrounded the publication of The Plant, very few media analysts bothered to talk about the story itself (possibly because they didn't bother to read it). The Plant happens to be about a voracious supernatural vine that begins to grow wild in a paperback publishing house. It offers success, riches and the always desirable Bigger Market Share. All it wants from you in return is a little flesh...a little blood...and maybe a piece of your soul. What made The Plant such a hilarious Internet natural (at least to my admittedly twisted mind) was that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How I Got That Story | 12/18/2000 | See Source »

...same diploma and same clean police record as any other student. In contrast, police department criminal convictions stick, and rightfully so. A formal legal conviction would taint any job application and mar the history of any adult who has committed a sexual offense. Rapists would not have a vine of ivy behind which they could seek refuge...

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, | Title: Date Rape Happens at Harvard | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

...Purple Eagles would not flounder, and Lindsay Vine slipped one past Crimson goaltender Alison Kuusisto to cut Harvard's lead in half...

Author: By Nicolas O. Jimenez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Hockey Beats Niagara Twice Over Weekend | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

Page should expect plenty of offensive production from a pair of sophomore standout forwards, Valerie Hall (19 g, 17 a) and Candice Ceelen (16 g, 18 a), as well as junior forwards Brooke Bradburn (18 g, 14 a) and Stephanie Romain (11 g, 18 a). Jennifer Goulet and Lindsay Vine are two of the rookies who could make an impact offensively this year...

Author: By Zevi M. Gutfreund, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rival Dartmouth Gets Nod in Preseason Predictions | 11/3/2000 | See Source »

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