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With 16 minutes remaining in the game, Harvard added another goal. Ambinder rushed down the right side, carried it into the circle and shuttled it to sophomore Sarah Downing at the stroke mark, who nailed it into the net. The goal was Downing's first collegiate tally and gave Harvard an insurmountable 4-0 lead...

Author: By Joanne Nelson, | Title: Stickwomen Top Penn, 4-1, Remain Unbeaten in Ivies | 10/7/1991 | See Source »

Penn had a little flurry near the game's end and spoiled Yadao's shutout attempt with a goal on a penalty stroke...

Author: By Joanne Nelson, | Title: Stickwomen Top Penn, 4-1, Remain Unbeaten in Ivies | 10/7/1991 | See Source »

Above all, they share a distaste for ideology and a willingness to circumvent the bureaucracy when a bold stroke is needed. "I don't have a quick, innovative mind," says Scowcroft. "I don't automatically think of good new ideas. What I do better is pick out good ideas from bad ideas." Bush seems to believe that Scowcroft knows the difference...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brent Scowcroft: Mr. Behind-the-Scenes | 10/7/1991 | See Source »

Davis died of pnuemonia and a stroke Saturday at the age of 65. He is credited for his leadership in a variety of movements during his 50-year career, including free jazz, modal jazz, and most recently jazz-rock fusion...

Author: By Scott M. Finn, | Title: Local Fans Mourn Miles Davis | 10/2/1991 | See Source »

...still, none of these stellar performances can compare with that of President Bush. Like the old vaudevillian Ted Healy with his famous triple slap across the faces of the Three Stooges, the President achieved three objectives with one stroke: to evoke a nation's sympathy for a brave man's tears, to present this effusion of salt water in a religious setting, and to remind us of a Commander in Chief's brilliant military triumph in the gulf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Men, Women And Tears | 9/30/1991 | See Source »

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