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...visiting Washington, Obama spends much of his time deferring to Illinois' other Senator, assistant Democratic leader Dick Durbin. Obama tells the tourists they should direct their questions to Durbin, "the second most powerful Democrat in the Senate," a man who is "working on every bill." Says California Senator Barbara Boxer, a Democrat: "It's nice to see someone that young, that talented, show humility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Exquisite Dilemma of Being Obama | 2/12/2006 | See Source »

...Russell Crowe: Duck! This thespian threw punches as boxer James Braddock in Cinderella Man, then threw a phone at a hotel clerk in New York City last spring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Awards They Missed | 2/2/2006 | See Source »

...gorgeous and then lets her songs descend into frustrating torpor. But here music's reigning masochist drifts into Memphis and finds some much needed structure. The title track opens with a fleeting musical quote of Moon River and proceeds to tell the riveting--and neatly resolved--tale of a boxer. Empty Shell, a title that once might have been descriptive of her style, has a jaunty, optimistic streak. And it doesn't hurt that the album is full of great playing from River City legends Teenie and Leroy Hodges, the guitarist and bassist on Al Green's early albums...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 5 Voices You Need To Hear | 1/22/2006 | See Source »

...Genovese crime family once ranged from Little Italy's street fairs to Miami's shipping docks. The "Oddfather" sometimes wandered about Greenwich Village in a tattered bathrobe muttering incoherently, and was once discovered naked in the shower with an umbrella by federal agents delivering a subpoena. The ex-boxer was convicted in 1997 on racketeering charges. He later admitted his deception...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jan. 9, 2006 | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

...Genovese crime family once ranged from Little Italy's street fairs to Miami's shipping docks. The "Oddfather" sometimes wandered about Greenwich Village in a tattered bathrobe muttering incoherently, and was once discovered naked in the shower holding an umbrella by federal agents delivering a subpoena. The ex-boxer was convicted in 1997 on racketeering charges. He later admitted his deception...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

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