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...Thursday, when 90-year-old William Proxmire, who represented Wisconsin from 1957 to 1988, finally succumbed to the ravages of Alzheimer's. It was particularly sad news for me, having worked as a legislative assistant to the senator during his last four years in office. In this age of blow-dried lawmakers whose tenure depends on their ability to raise millions of dollars in campaign funds, "Prox" was an oddity-one unlikely ever to be replicated, even by such latter-day mavericks as Senator John McCain...
...that Danny’s beloved White Sox have finally managed to end their 88-year World Series drought, it seems anything is possible—like getting Skip Gates’ cell phone digits! Danny will look to blow up other campus celebrities’ mobiles as one of the new FM associates. Next on the list: Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, Theda Skocpol, and Marjorie Garber...
...rage expressed night after night by alienated youth dealt a crushing blow to France's self-image as a model of tolerance and social equality. Could such riots occur in Canada, a nation of immigrants, many of whom face severe economic challenges and are excluded from Canadian society? We must make sure that Canada's educational system imparts a sense of shared values and that there are real equal opportunities for all. Syed Waris Shere Winnipeg...
...TIME: The 2002 plot to blow up seven embassies in Singapore using truck bombs?our sense is that you were taken completely by surprise. LEE: Of course. How could we, in this most cosmopolitan and open of cities, where 15% Muslim Malays are completely mixed up with Chinese, Indians, Eurasians and others, go to English-language schools, do similar jobs, live in similar homes, produce 30-plus would-be jihadists...
...Bush has no Hollywood act. When U.S.C. players started rapping before a game to keep things loose, they had to prod Bush to join in. He did, briefly, and sat right back down. Though Bush may at times appear aloof, friends say he's just focused. "A bomb could blow up next to him," says Donnie Van Hook, Bush's high school coach, "and he wouldn't even know...