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Thus the stage was set for Sunday's showdown. Despite its recent failures, UMass is a very capable team, having shown both flashes of brilliance early in the season and determination as of late. Consider its gritty 1-0 win over George Washington November 9 which knocked the Colonials out of the national rankings. The Minutemen prevailed despite being outshot 21-7 on the combination of Dion's solid goalkeeping and Kurowski's dependable scoring...
...showdown of Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf just five years ago appears today as a cultural relic of the '90s, another touchstone of popular culture created for our general consumption. It was the closest that our generation has come to large scale international conflict, thank God. We all watched the war on television, but few if any Harvardians partook...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "The average American is discouraged with the partisan 'showdown and shutdown' approach in Washington. They want elected officials who will...take the common-sense, centrist approach that most Americans endorse...
...minute "town hall" showdown, Clinton continued to stress that everyone deserves a piece of the American pie as the country moves into the new millennium...
...Quakers needed a second overtime period to take down the Bison in a 30-21 showdown at Bucknell...