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...Jerusalem, which the Palestinians claim as their own. The Israelis have said that they would give up some of the land if they could be assured defensible borders, but they are adamant about retaining all of Jerusalem. The hard-line Palestinians claim that they would not relinquish a square inch to the Israelis. But there is room for discussion on this point...
...ironically it is a physical failing--his size--that some say prevents Cuccia from reaching greatness on the college level. "He's so small (listed at 5-ft., 8-in. but probably an inch shorter] that he's got to have trouble throwing drop-back passes and over the middle," one teammate says. "I tend to wonder if he can see over some of the players," says another. Adds a third: "He can't do all the things that a winning Ivy football quarterback should be able...
Haster was a dangerous hitter. The headline was half an inch high and ran all the way across the page in the following day's New York Times: "Harvard Defeats Princeton, 1-0, on Hastings' Homer...
...came down to the last tiddler. I could tie the game and save face if I could pot my only unsquopped piece. A simple five-inch pot. If I sank this one fame and fortune would be mine (sort of), but more importantly, my macho honor was on the line. Plimpton could do it. So could...
Establishing the authenticity of the cross by researching 12th-century documents from the area surrounding Winchester, Hoving deciphers the many inscriptions on the 30-inch figure. He carries the reader step by step through his discoveries, not only conveying the meaning of the cross in its time, but also the flavor of the entire epoch...