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...During her life, she was known by four different names, each representing a distinct chapter. In the course of the Stanley period, her family moved more than five times-from Kansas to California to Texas to Washington-before her 18th birthday. Her father, a furniture salesman, had a restlessness that she inherited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Story of Barack Obama's Mother | 4/9/2008 | See Source »

...defining image of the 1980s was Jack Nicklaus' victory in 1986, when he took the unusual step of choosing his son to carry his bag, rather than a professional caddy. An indelible memory of Woods' victory in 1997 was the bear hug he gave his waiting father behind the 18th green. And, of course, at the award ceremony, the winner is not given a trophy but instead is presented with a green jacket by the previous year's champion - more a rite of initiation than an accolade. (Even at Augusta, however, there are limits to the old-fashioned quaintness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Golf: Living History | 4/2/2008 | See Source »

...yard butterfly after 1:46.12. Lynch competed in the 500-yard freestyle, in which he finished 35th in the preliminary round with a time of 4:24.03. He also swam in the 1650-yard freestyle on Saturday, touching the wall in 15:11:36 for a solid 18th place finish. “Both [Jones and Lynch] swam really well,” Rathgeber said. “I was really impressed by how well they handled all the pressure.” This meet marked the end of a perfect season for the Crimson swimmers, who finished with...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Three Represent Crimson in Washington | 3/31/2008 | See Source »

...Schwartz declined to confirm the identities of the visiting artists, but DeGraw’s record company has the singer scheduled to be at Harvard on the 18th and The Crimson spoke with Raekwon about his upcoming visit last week...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wu-Tang Clan To Perform at College Concert | 3/30/2008 | See Source »

...from the age of 10. Yet children venturing into the adult world often feel rebuffed. "I don't get the feeling that Britain is the most child-friendly culture," says Emily Benn, who was selected to contest a seat in Britain's House of Commons three weeks before her 18th birthday. "When you go to France they're nicer to you in restaurants, on the streets and on transport. When I go around Britain on the railways, I get treated like rubbish by guards and officials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain's Mean Streets | 3/26/2008 | See Source »

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