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Yovicsin had been a conservative coach, even by Ivy League standards. The Ancient Eight had the stereotype of running formations that were, well, ancient, with Princeton still running a single-wing offense well into the 1950s...
...were delayed by the extraordinarily close results and 144,000 absentee ballots had to be counted to break what was a virtual tie between Netanyahu and Peres. After Friday's results, Netanyahu will have 45 days to put together a coalition government. "He will form a coalition with right wing and centrist parties," says TIME's Lisa Beyer. "He can easily count on 66 of the 120 Knesset seat with an additional 3 seats that will support him outside of his government. This will give him a very strong hand and the ability to seriously hinder the peace process." Netanyahu...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Air Force announced Thursday it has relieved three commanders in Europe following an investigation into the disastrous crash of the military aircraft carrying Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown and 34 others. The three commanders are the top officers of the Air Force 86th Airlift Wing, based at Rumstein Air Base in Germany. Brigadier General William Stevens, commander of the 86th, Colonel Roger W. Hansen, vice-commander, and Colonel John E. Mazurowski, operations group commander, were relieved of their duties on Wednesday. Following the investigation of the CT-43 crash, Major General Charles Heflebower, commander of the 17th...
...conducted by Israeli television stations, showed Peres leading by just one-to-four percent, which means the outcome cannot yet be predicted. At stake is Israel's course toward peace, pursued aggressively by both Peres and his Labor Party predecessor, Yitzak Rabin, who was assassinated last November by right-wing rabbinical student Yigal Amir. Netanyahu has come grudgingly to accept the accords granting the Palestinian Authority limited self-rule in Gaza and the West Bank, but he opposes Palestinian statehood and trading occupied land for peace with Israel's neighbors. During his campaign for the office of Prime Minister...
...While today's decision would appear to put an end to anti-gay ordinances, Cole says conservative groups will probably look for ways to circumvent the ruling. "I wouldn't be surprised if right-wing groups try to find a different way to attack homosexuals," Cole says. "This will not signal an end to legislative and ballot initiatives attacking the civil rights of gays and lesbians. They will try and craft the laws to use different language than the court struck down." The ruling comes at a critical moment when a constitutional battle over another aspect of gay rights -->