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...worst part of the weekend, however, came when Harvard had to return to the tournament to play Boston College and MIT--both subpar teams...

Author: By Rebecca A. Blaeser, | Title: Final Straw for M. Water Polo | 10/29/1996 | See Source »

...rules, yet when one of his associates breaks a pre-eminent one by dealing drugs, Gotti does not toss him out; instead he visits him in the hospital and feeds him cannoli filling with his finger. It was that kind of management style that in reality made Gotti a subpar Mob boss, a less-than-brilliant criminal who never returned the Gambinos to the profitable glory days of life under Don Carlo and Big Paul. Leave reality out of it though, and Gotti, with grand performances by Assante, Forsythe, and Anthony Quinn as the don's mentor Aniello Dellacroce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: HOODS HAVE FEELINGS TOO | 8/19/1996 | See Source »

...rules, yet when one of his associates breaks a pre-eminent one by dealing drugs, Gotti does not toss him out; instead he visits him in the hospital and feeds him cannoli filling with his finger. It was that kind of management style that in reality made Gotti a subpar Mob boss, a less-than-brilliant criminal who never returned the Gambinos to the profitable glory days of life under Don Carlo and Big Paul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weekend Entertainment Guide: | 8/12/1996 | See Source »

...rules, yet when one of his associates breaks a pre-eminent one by dealing drugs, Gotti does not toss him out; instead he visits him in the hospital and feeds him cannoli filling with his finger. It was that kind of management style that in reality made Gotti a subpar Mob boss, a less-than-brilliant criminal who never returned the Gambinos to the profitable glory days of life under Don Carlo and Big Paul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Weekend Entertainment Guide: | 8/9/1996 | See Source »

These are Congress' answers to a system that needs an overhaul. But what are Congress' answers to a child who needs diapers its mothers cannot provide? Do without. What are Congress' answers to a child who cannot afford the supplies needed for an already-subpar education? Stop complaining. What are Congress' answers to a person who cannot find work despite repeated and persistent attempts and is now without food? Starve...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The 'Meaning' of America | 8/2/1996 | See Source »

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