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...ROSE may have a questionable past, but darn, the fans love him. Which may explain why baseball commissioner Bud Selig has been negotiating to lift the lifetime ban on the all-time hits leader and make him eligible for the Hall of Fame. In 1989 Rose was accused of betting on baseball while manager of the Cincinnati Reds. An investigation produced strong evidence that he had done so, but Rose steadfastly refused to admit it. Instead, he copped to betting on other sports and accepted his banishment for life. That "for life" part has struck some baseball fans as excessive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Dec. 23, 2002 | 12/23/2002 | See Source »

...incident, five males of high school age approached a student and attempted to block his path, saying “I bet he’s gay” before leaving the area...

Author: By Jenifer L. Steinhardt, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Youths Assault University Employee in the Yard | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

...just can’t keep the fellas away. “Heh!” commented Filney. “I like big Irish guys.” Upon hearing the remark, boyfriend Aaron S. Chang ’01 boasted, “You bet she does. Wait a minute...SLUT...

Author: By Ben D. Mathis-lilley and Ben C. Wasserstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: GOSSIP GUY SPECIAL | 12/12/2002 | See Source »

...important new voice on the Dutch political scene. These words clearly echo those of slain right-wing leader Pim Fortuyn, who also used the word backward in reference to Islam. But the speaker today is Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali refugee and former Muslim who's a sure bet to become an M.P. for the liberal VVD party in January's elections. "Millions of Muslim women all over the world are oppressed in the name of Islam," she says from VVD party headquarters in the Hague, as her bodyguards wait outside. The bodyguards are needed because Hirsi Ali has been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Many Faces Of Islam | 12/8/2002 | See Source »

Emotions ran high at the debate, with many of the debaters shouting at each other and passionately calling out to the enthusiastic audience. At one point, Dershowitz bet Rahman “an Israeli bomb” over the accuracy of a historical quotation he cited in a rebuttal...

Author: By Lauren A.E. Schuker, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Experts Clash in Panel on Middle East Conflict | 12/4/2002 | See Source »

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