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Then it came down to free throws. UNH is a notoriously poor free throw shooting team, and in the final minute, its weakness showed.

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Red Hot Cagers Scorch UNH, 74-71 | 12/7/1987 | See Source »

While developers have been eager to build upscale offices renting for as much as $50 per sq. ft., the city suffers from a brutal shortage of moderate and low-cost housing. "The big weakness -- and real danger -- to the city is the failure to provide housing," says George Sternlieb, founder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Troubled Times for Hizzoner | 11/30/1987 | See Source »

Aquino's problems came into sharp focus after the bloody August mutiny of Colonel Gregorio ("Gringo") Honasan. The unsuccessful uprising revealed a faction-ridden military envious of Aquino's power and unwilling to give up the political clout it had gained under Marcos. The mutiny's chief blow, however, was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines Praying For Time | 11/23/1987 | See Source »

"They have this thing for overly intellectual Italians with a weakness for baseball, but I'm not their man," he said. "I've had enough time in the public eye and dealing with fundraising types. I just want to spend the rest of my days working on my sestina about...

Author: By Judy Train, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Living the Life of the National League | 11/21/1987 | See Source »

The outsider is Alex, who meets Dan at the party. A business conference and a rainstorm reintroduce them that weekend while Beth and Ellen are in the country house hunting. Across the restaurant dinner table, Alex seems so hungry for him that you can hear her stomach rumble. "You're...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Killer! Fatal Attraction strikes gold as a parable of sexual guilt | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

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