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...drew the biggest audience. And he arrived with an entourage so large and so befitting an heir to the throne -- complete with communications aides, speech writers and press secretaries, image consultants, policy experts and Secret Service agents -- that it seemed a deliberate effort to taunt his Democratic rivals, a dare to take him on. In his speech, he ignored them completely, choosing instead to tangle with Texas Gov. George W. Bush, upon whom Republican hopes for victory in 2000 have quickly come to rest. Without mentioning him by name, Gore derided Bush as a cheap convert to centrist politics, dismissing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Candidates on Parade | 12/4/1998 | See Source »

...Golden Knights dare any opposing attacker to make his way through their physically dominating defense. Roy is the only regular defenseman not at least six feet tall. Mitchell cuts as imposing a presence stopping the rush as he does supporting it. Last weekend, Clarkson held high-powered B.C. to a goal...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Struggling M. Hockey Hosts Two ECAC Foes | 12/4/1998 | See Source »

...valuable prints on loan to Quincy House from the Fogg Art Museum were discovered missing from the Griswold Room off the house's dining hall following the Bare as You Dare Dance in the dining hall last Friday night...

Author: By Robert B. Davis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Quincy Loses Art Loaned by Fogg After Dance | 11/20/1998 | See Source »

After the shutdown, Gingrich remorsefully talked of sidelining himself, of having "thrown one too many interceptions." Back then no one knew that this would be his habit. In June 1997 the issue was disaster relief. Republicans loaded the bill with blatantly partisan riders, assuming Clinton wouldn't dare veto it. The President did, within minutes of its landing on his desk, and the Republicans were blamed for flood victims' getting stranded. A coup ensued, but Gingrich prevailed, primarily because there was no obvious candidate to replace him. His response: a 12-point memo on the lessons to be learned from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fall Of The House Of Newt | 11/16/1998 | See Source »

...kava manufacturers to promote their product only in a general way, advertising it as a supplement without citing any specific medical benefits. Until formal studies are conducted, those restrictions will stand. Even without a government green light, however, kava will probably remain popular, sold as an antianxiety herb that dare not call itself that. "People like the idea of feeling mellow but staying alert," says Blumenthal. "That's what kava does." The question is, At what cost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Root of Tranquillity | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

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