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...uninspiring, the pair's discussion more often than not turns to sesso?i.e., sex. While the physique of female players is a common theme, Clerici and Tommasi aren't afraid to push the envelope. During a U.S. Open match in the mid-'80s, John McEnroe executed a brilliant touch volley, prompting Clerici to marvel, "If I were a little more gay, I would wish to be caressed by that shot...
...good, especially if it makes kids who can't control their behavior feel worse about themselves. When family arguments do break out, they need to be conducted in a controlled way. Psychology professor David Miklowitz of the University of Colorado encourages families to avoid what he calls the "three volley," a provocation followed by a rejoinder, then a rebuttal. Hold the volleys to just one or two, and you'll avoid some domestic breakdowns...
...aboard. Israel retaliated by sending tanks back into the West Bank city of Jenin and the offices of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Hours later they left, after blowing up three buildings in the compound. And while it may be premature to interpret the Megiddo attack as the opening volley of an Armageddon, the carnage there, and the response it triggered, serves as a sharp reminder that the violent impasse that forced the Bush administration reluctantly off the sidelines in April has yet to be resolved...
...troops. But military and civilian officials insist that there is no finalized battle plan or timetable--and that Bush has not even been presented with a formal list of options. Instead, the Times story, with its vision of a large-scale troop deployment, seems to have been the latest volley in the bureaucratic war at home, leaked by uniformed officers who think some of their civilian overseers have been downplaying the size and difficulty of an attack...
...troops. But military and civilian officials insist that there is no finalized battle plan or timetable - and that Bush has not even been presented with a formal list of options. Instead, the Times story, with its vision of a large-scale troop deployment, seems to have been the latest volley in the bureaucratic war at home, leaked by uniformed officers who think some of their civilian overseers have been downplaying the size and difficulty of an attack...