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Or almost never. Last week three generations of the Shabazz family were bound into a single knot of misery. In a New York City hospital, Shabazz was in extremely critical condition with third-degree burns over 80% of her body, the result of a fire inside her Yonkers, N.Y., apartment...
Though never as visible as Coretta Scott King, Shabazz, 61, is likewise revered as the widow of a martyred black leader. As news of her condition spread last week, King and the poet Maya Angelou rushed to her hospital room. Jesse Jackson called from London. President Clinton faxed a message...
"The United States is the indispensable nation," Burns says. "Secretary Albright believes we can't turn inward and forget the international community."
"Leadership doesn't come cheap," Burns says.
Today, I am reminded of Ken Burns' baseball documentary. He interviews former Negro-leaguer Buck O'Neil, who remembers how he once heard this special crack of the bat as a youngster. He looked over at the batter, and it was Babe Ruth.