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Kennedy's most notable scandal came in 1969 when he drove off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island in Martha's Vineyard, an incident which resulted in the drowning death of his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne. After swimming to safety, Kennedy did not call police until after Kopechne's body was...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mass. Senator Ted Kennedy Dies at 77 | 8/26/2009 | See Source »

You earned a doctorate in 19th century German philosophy and had no business experience beyond fast-food work. How in the world did you end up as a consultant? It was all pretty much an accident. I fired off a few letters, and had the luck of finding a partner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Management Consultants Necessary? | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute are skeptical, however, of simulator studies. In July the institute released a data analysis of the behavior of scores of drivers who agreed to have a camera placed in their vehicle for a year or so. After examining footage that preceded crashes and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Distracted Driving: Should Talking, Texting Be Banned? | 8/24/2009 | See Source »

So Yang discovered the game almost by accident. After high school, a friend had gotten him a job at a local driving range - a job he took because in addition to the pay, he was able to eat and sleep at the range. Yang had graduated from an agricultural high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yang Puts Golfers from Asia on the Map | 8/18/2009 | See Source »

Before her 21-year-old daughter died in a sledding accident in early 2007, Pam Weiss had never logged on to Facebook. Back then, social-networking sites were used almost exclusively by the young. But she knew her daughter Amy Woolington, a UCLA student, had an account, so in her...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Manage Your Online Life When You're Dead | 8/18/2009 | See Source »

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