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In writing about the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe--the showdown between the troops of the Indian leader Tecumseh and of the Indiana Gov.
USAT says today's involvement of Rehnquist amounts to a "high noon showdown" between the Clinton administration and Kenneth Starr, and that the issue of Secret Service confidentiality is the most contentious issue yet in Starr's investigation of Lewinsky's relationship with Clinton.
Also in Harper's : A group of technoscholars discusses the metaphysical significance of the showdown between world chess champion Gary Kasparov and a supercomputer.
A decade ago, when the contras and Sandinistas were willing proxies for the final great showdown of the Cold War, a Daniel Ortega press conference could easily draw 100 foreign reporters--double that if he had a captured American spy or some other bauble to show off.
"I'm not seeking a showdown," Lott insisted on This Week as pundits bombarded him with questions about DeLay's plot.