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...diplomatic volley back at the United States last month by ratifying both the START II strategic nuclear arms reduction treaty and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in quick succession. Before we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief that these treaty approvals will soon bring about a sharp reduction in nuclear dangers, we need to assess the hurdles that remain. Many of these obstacles--especially a penchant for missile defense--are of the United States' own making...
...Florida Derby. In last month's Blue Grass Stakes, Hal's Hope ran just off the pace for five furlongs before tiring badly and finishing last in the field of eight. Rose swears his horse is in tip-top physical condition, and his workouts have been short but sharp. Hal's Hope is the sentimental favorite in a sport where sentiment is rarely rewarded at the mutual window...
This is a sharp departure from the precedent set by the Radcliffe Union of Students (RUS), which was funded by a $5 fee charged to all female undergraduates and made grant decisions without Faculty involvement...
...impressive stats may a bit misleading, however. Dartmouth has a non-conference schedule loaded with weak teams -Division 2 schools like UMass-Lowell and Stony Brook -a sharp contrast to the Crimson's non-conference schedule which included 1998 NCAA champion Fresno State...
...Running Mate is by no means a failure, but it lacks the sharp sting of reality that made Primary Colors a success. At the center of Colors was Jack Stanton--a faux Bill Clinton as mesmerizing, repellent, glib, eloquent (take your pick) as the real thing. Charlie Martin can't carry that kind of weight. Decent, well-meaning, pragmatic, Charlie returns to his home state after his crash-and-burn presidential bid to run for a third Senate term. But he succumbs to unexpected distractions--including a romance with a glamorous Manhattan designer and the appearance of a previously unknown...