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...Once upon a halftime dreary, while we rooted, weak and weary, In between the interceptions and the growing Yalie score-- While the Elis kept on creeping toward the lead that we were keeping We heard an Ibis gently weeping, in the grip of cruel captors-- "'Tis old Thresky," we exulted, "in the grip of cruel captors!" "He must be free forevermore...
...dismantling the Lions, the Crimson showed it has the depth to match up against conference opponents. But the team's loss to the Bears was a wake up call. Harvard needs to improve upon this weekend's split in order to make a viable run at the Ivy title...
...month, each Cabinet department and major agency must produce a 1,000-page history, so that the incumbents can put their institutional stamp on what went on during the Clinton years. Nothing like it has been ordered up since L.B.J. prepared to leave office and impress his Great Society upon posterity. The museum's themes will, predictably enough, revolve around the economy, globalization, the information age and foreign affairs. What about Monica and impeachment? Rutherford replies only by reading from a letter of advice that Clinton got from David Eisenhower, Ike's grandson: "I would not duck impeachment. I would...
...racial reconciliation, the information revolution and economic development. Clinton has vowed not to get in the way of his successors, as Teddy Roosevelt and, to a degree, Carter did. Still, his enormous popularity with foreign leaders and his formidable fund-raising skills almost guarantee that he will be called upon by either his country or his party. Brinkley predicts, "We're going to be dealing with Bill Clinton for a long time to come." Says Rutherford: "He'll be the youngest ex-President since Teddy Roosevelt. He figures at age 54, there's a lot more history to be made...
...What's the status of Florida's overseas military ballots? Were they included in the certified tally? A:Upon learning that some overseas ballots were excluded (because of late postmarks, no postmarks or no witness signature) the Bush legal team filed a suit in Leon County court (where Tallahassee is located) asking that those ballots be reintroduced into the hand count. Several days later, the suit was withdrawn, after Bush lawyers were satisfied that most counties had included many of the overseas ballots. The GOP legal team maintained, however, that it was prepared to refile a suit if they learn...