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...nation's second largest state, Bush has six scheduled this month alone. And even among Texas Governors Bush stands out: during the four years Ann Richards, Bush's predecessor, was Governor, 51 Texans were executed--about half of Bush's just-under-two-a-month pace. While Texas' notoriously weak governorship puts certain constraints on Bush (he lacks, for instance, the power for a sweeping moratorium), he's got some discretion when it comes to the death penalty: he can stay executions, and most important, he appoints Texas' powerful 18-member parole commission. All the current members owe their jobs...
Even more strange than his name is his game. If Wayne Gretzky had a mystique based on talent that belied his pedestrian skating and weak shot, Gomez has star quality. Knock-kneed and pigeon-toed, he skates like Pam Anderson in stilettos--slow and hunched over. But his passes are perfect, and his ability to see plays develop is amazing--particularly for a rookie...
...Sonja Christopher, 63, a charming woman who brought a ukulele to the island. Christopher doubts she fell to ageism but says, "At that point, strength and endurance were very important...If I were twentysomething and saw a 63-year-old woman, I probably would assume she'd be the weak link." Judging from the expulsion vote, Boesch might soon follow: Christopher barely edged him out. And (spoiler alert!) though neither contestants nor CBS will say who gets bumped when, the Kansas City Star reported that B.B. Andersen, 64, of Mission Hills, Kans., returned home early in the show's taping...
...While none take issue with institutional accountability, staff say they object to Mayer's weak support system...
...even in Harvard's wins against Penn and Fairfield, there seemed to be some trouble with offensive conversion. Against a weak Penn team, the Crimson won by only three, and against the Stags it eked out a one-goal win in the closing minutes...