Belichick, with Scott Pioli, who runs player personnel, put together procedural manuals for the off-season, the draft, training camp and every other phase of the season.

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If Mr Barak can bring home the draft peace agreement that eluded him and Yasser Arafat at Camp David, or even a less ambitious accord, providing Palestinian statehood but leaving the issues of Jerusalem and the refugees for further negotiation, the election would become, in effect, the referendum on peace that he promised.

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If the draft returned, students would be allowed only to finish their current term before going off to boot camp.

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