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Providence mounted an energetic counterattack following Harvard’s goal, and tied up the game at 28:30 when midfielder Ian Wexler headed in a free kick from midfielder Carlos Suero past the hands of sophomore Crimson goalie Jaimie Roth. If Wexler’s animated shirt-removing celebration following his score wasn’t enough to motivate the Crimson, Harvard Coach John Kerr’s halftime talk must have done...
...Friars remained composed following Harvard’s score, unleashing a flurry of shots on Harvard freshman goalkeeper Ryan Johnson. Johnson—who replaced Roth at halftime—responded with numerous critical saves, many of them coming against minimal defensive coverage. Most of these shots came from Wexler, who beat the Crimson defense on numerous occasions...
...neglect. But critics say the new vigilance has flooded Florida's already overburdened system with children. And nearly half of DCF workers have less than two years' experience. "There is no place in the country where it is worse to be a foster child than Florida," says Richard Wexler, director of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform...
...White Christmas" (1942), by The Drifters (1953), on "Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters/Rockin' & Driftin'." Berlin may have hated Elvis' version but, according to the liner notes for this double CD, he did approve the Drifters' doo-wop (or, rather, doot-doot) waxing when producer Jerry Wexler sent him an early copy. And why not? T he bass lead will rattle china three houses away, and McPhatter's natural falsetto manages to evoke both Billie Holiday and a child crazed by caffeine on Christmas morning. (The D's also did a nifty "Easter Parade...
...issue of usability. Considering that we seem to be dealing with terrorists who are intent on using non-traditional weapons - i.e. biological and chemical weapons, or using our own airplanes as missiles - is the missile shield what we really need right now? Some Democrats, like Florida Representative Robert Wexler, argue that a missile shield would do very little to protect the country from an intangible and amorphous threat. "Our military forces have been designed primarily to fight a conventional war with a conventional enemy, and we've learned the hard way that as much destruction can be caused...