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...South to watch him drive a car. We talked about our daughters, both the same age. His little girl hunts rabbits; mine plays hockey. The flowers and personal notes that piled up last week outside his headquarters briefly threatened to make him America's Diana with a push-broom mustache. News chiefs in their New York City offices were more than a little mystified by the clips of mourners weeping as if they'd lost their best friend. They...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last Lap: No. 3 and Me | 3/5/2001 | See Source »

...acts of protest, however, remain an entirely symbolic stand against a rising tide of merde. A massive 16 tons of what sanitation officials call dejection canine is squeezed out on Paris' 2,400 km of sidewalks each day, around 12 tons of which is removed-either whisked away by broom-toting street sweepers, or sucked up by vacuum-equipped motorcycles driven by men no dog owner would dare look in the eye. The tab for cleaning up after dogs comes to $10 million annually, or $50 for each of Paris' 200,000 hounds. Ad campaigns urging owners to pick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving Paris from the Dogs | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

...With an eighth-grade education, a push-broom mustache and a from-the-gut driving style that earned him the nickname "The Intimidator," Earnhardt was as apt a face as any for a sport whose roots lie with Prohibition-era bootleggers who souped up their cars to outrun fat sheriffs on dusty Dixie roads, and he had a devilish grin to match anything Burt Reynolds flashed in "Smokey and the Bandit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: They're Crying Over Dale Earnhardt Now... | 2/19/2001 | See Source »

...Dorm Crew. Unlike Princeton, Harvard still requires you take out hefty student loans to finance this wonderful education you're experiencing, so grab that broom and start sweeping. While you're scrubbing your peers' toilets, take some time to observe your surroundings. Next, write a response paper titled, "Five Football Players in Three Rooms: The Creative Use of Space at Harvard...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, | Title: Dear Mr. President | 2/16/2001 | See Source »

...Bible tells of the prophet Elijah, who, having disposed of certain irritating pagans, feared for his life and fled to the wilderness, where he lay himself down under a broom tree and prayed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Then There Were Six | 2/5/2001 | See Source »

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