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Word: pointing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
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With a 22-0 victory over Albany State last Saturday, the Crimson picked up a wild-card berth in the Northeast Regional Finals in West Point, N.Y., next Saturday...

Author: By John B. Roberts, | Title: Men Ruggers Earn N.E. Bid | 11/13/1990 | See Source »

Army, which has lost in the national finals the last two years to Air Force, will be a formidable opponent at home. Four thousand cadets attended last weekend's 20-0 victory over Air Force at West Point...

Author: By John B. Roberts, | Title: Men Ruggers Earn N.E. Bid | 11/13/1990 | See Source »

...course, if the search committee isn't looking for someone just like Derek Bok then the ad would have to read somewhat differently, but the point remains. (Note to the reader: I have just made a joke linking the president of Harvard University to various kinky sexual habits and gotten away with it. This demonstrates the concept of a "lame duck" officeholder...

Author: By Brian D. Reich, | Title: New York State of Mind | 11/13/1990 | See Source »

...handing that power to Presidents. Relying on a decision of the U.N., Harry Truman committed troops to Korea without specific authorization from Congress. Lyndon Johnson launched his escalation of the Vietnam War from the shaky platform of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, the nearest thing to congressional approval he could point to -- or needed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Has the Power to Make War? | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

...Science report are extremely dubious. Among the increasing numbers of aging baby boomers, contends Olshansky, "very few people are going to live past 110 or 120." And what about Methuselah, the grandfather of Noah, who lived 969 years before he died? Simple, says the researcher. Someone misplaced a decimal point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: You Should Live So Long | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

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