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...beautiful time for football fans, late April. In the midst of the wasteland, the vast gulf between January and August, the NFL Draft comes like a refreshing spring shower. Or, in Boston's case, a blizzard...
...coaches come out to talk to ESPN reporters then duck back hurriedly like frightened rats. They don't want to miss a single trade offer. Even worse, another team might be totally screwing up their mock draft at that moment by picking someone they hoped would be there later...
...been studying for trivialities like midterms, writing papers, or just plain not paying attention, here's a guide which should get you through the first round of the draft. I added some trades which I thought could happen just to spice things...
...Louis Rams (from New York Jets): Orlando Pace, OT, Ohio State (pictured to the right). Bill Parcells lets new Rams coach Dick Vermeil get the best player in the draft because Parcells needs a lot of picks this year. Vermeil loves Pace...
Patients and consumer advocates are demanding that the government crack down on HMO abuses. Their complaints are being heard all the way up to the White House. President Clinton has just appointed a 34-member advisory committee to draft a patients' bill of rights and study what kind of legislation may be needed to enforce it. "Many Americans worry that lower costs mean lower quality and less attention to their rights," said the President. He was being mild. Senator Edward Kennedy, introducing a comprehensive HMO-reform bill drafted by Democrats, charged, "Too many managed-care firms and other insurance companies...