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...Cadets makes a wrong turn and crashes straight into the stadium, causing the ball to mysteriously slip through the hands of an Army receiver and right to Harvard defensive back Jim Smith, who proceeds to score the only touchdown of the game. Harvard 10, Army...
...Hampshire and its effects on one of the inhabitants, Wade Whitehouse, part-time well digger, snow-plow operator, police officer and school-crossing guard. He has lived in a trailer ever since his wife left him for a man with better prospects. Smoldering with resentments, he lets routine things slip his mind. "Sometimes you just forget who you are. Especially when you're sick of who you are," he tells his brother Rolfe...
...Powell's West Wing experience that took him over the top. Aided by his teddy-bear good looks, Powell projected a relaxed sociability among Reagan-Bush Republicans as effectively as he has done through his 31 years of Army service. But he was also able to slip seamlessly into a cool, no-nonsense demeanor when needed. Subordinates learn not to waste words in meetings he chairs. "Powell has many of the qualities that Bush admires," said a White House aide. "He's a team player, highly capable but modest. And he knows how Government works from the inside...
...doctors that he was not infected and that it is virtually impossible to pass the disease to another person. But Bodeck, described by relatives as a hypochondriac, did not believe them. When police found him, his mailbox was jammed with material describing the disease. Police also found a slip confirming that Bodeck had an appointment next week for yet another Lyme-disease test...
With George Bush comfortably settled into his administration, it's time to compare and contrast. Will Bush, now perceived as Mr. Nice Guy, ever completely slip the wimp image? Will his administration ever produce a scandal big enough to make him a real Republican...