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...down survey of information. “The professor [of Historical Studies A-73: ‘The Political Development of Western Europe,’ Peter Hall] started the semester saying that this course would be particularly frustrating for those interested in studying European history,” Barbara J. Eghan ’05 says. “The course is basically a survey that spans a period of 800 years during the semester. Every week, the readings bring up interesting questions regarding the material we cover, but it’s frustrating that we never have...
...each other with a mixture of jealousy and awe. On the surface, they are as similar in some ways as Hyannis and Kennebunkport. But privately, and sometimes not so privately, the Bushes have been repelled by Kennedy excesses. Snarky references to Ted Kennedy are sprinkled through the autobiographies of Barbara and George Bush. During his four years in the White House, Bush Sr. had no bigger nemesis than the Massachusetts Senator...
...conference opened with a keynote speech from Atkinson. However, Walter Yuen, a professor at UC-Santa Barbara who co-organized the event, said the conference was neither meant to determine new UC policies nor to gain outside support for Atkinson’s efforts...
...fill those few moments when Rudy Giuliani isn't on television, the New York City mayor's office released tourism commercials for him to appear in. Supporting cast includes Barbara Walters and Woody Allen. In one spot, a man runs the bases in an empty Yankee Stadium, sliding headfirst into home. Why, it's Henry Kissinger! He brushes the dirt off his face and says something that's supposed to sound like "Derek who?" In another, ROBERT DE NIRO, on a Thanksgiving parade float with BILLY CRYSTAL, yells, "Are you gobblin' at me?" In yet another, Yogi Berra conducts...
...only state law that allows prescriptions of lethal medicine for terminally ill patients (there have been 70 assisted suicides in four years), 22 states have passed laws to encourage aggressive treatment of intractable pain. "Knowing I could choose when and how to die has given me peace," says Barbara Oskamp, 70, a Portland retiree who suffers from a brain tumor. "I don't think Ashcroft understands how bad pain can be." The debate is far from over. A federal judge has blocked Ashcroft's order until Nov. 20. A lengthy court battle is then likely over whether...