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...mission--or merely locked the plane in its radar-tracking sights. "If he lights up a plane with radar or takes a shot, that'll open the door to attack," a senior Pentagon official told Time. "We're just waiting for him to do something stupid so we can whack him." But as long as Saddam avoids that rash move, the President's options will remain less than perfect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FACING DOWN A DESPOT | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

...hangs out with black people all the time: "She said, 'Look how loud and rude they are.'" Children of color face similar pressures. Cynthia Bou, 13, a Dominican-American friend of Thecla's, says an older cousin asked her why some of her friends are white. "White people are whack," she warned Cynthia. "You're going to change when they treat you wrong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: KIDS AND RACE | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

...acting is competent, with Young Lee giving a particularly hilarious performance as the Bailiff, who marches up and down the aisles harassing audience members, occasionally pausing to whack Roulleau with his baton. His presence, at once menacing and amusing, keeps the audience on its toes. As the theatergoer who must suffer for our sins, Roulleau at first nonchalantly flouts the court's authority, making the audience wonder whether he really has been chosen as a random victim. Farley brings a slightly over-the-top vehemence to the role of Clamence...

Author: By Joshua Derman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No Exit: Insightful Student-Written Play Shows Audience Complicity | 10/24/1997 | See Source »

Competitors of Toys "R" Us have been slapping the retail giant silly in recent years. Last week the Federal Trade Commission took a whack, ruling that Toys "R" Us had illegally forced such manufacturers as Mattel and Hasbro to withhold their products from warehouse clubs like Costco. The FTC barred Toys "R" Us from blacklisting toymakers for selling to low-price clubs. The company says it will appeal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TOUGH GUYS IN THE TOY DEPT. | 10/13/1997 | See Source »

...name of the game on Saturday was freshmen when Columbia came to Cambridge. The Crimson fielded all 15 players during the match, five of which were freshmen who received considerable action. Crimson Vincent Levy WHACK: The Crimson netters slammed its Ivy competition this weekend "The freshmen are just as good as anyone else," Lopez said. "I don't feel like I'm leading. They're focused, I'm focused, and we all want the same thing...

Author: By Will Bohlen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Netters Storm Into Ivy Season | 10/6/1997 | See Source »

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