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Winner of the John Bates Clark Medal of the American Economic Association in 1977—which, along with the Nobel Prize, is considered the most prestigious award in economics—he is most famous for his research on taxes and government spending and the way in which policy influences consumer behavior. His name frequently appears on the op-ed pages of major publications, and many say he is a driving force in persuading the public to back President Bush’s tax cuts...
DIED. KENNETH CLARK, 90, educational psychologist whose tiny, simply designed study of the emotional effects of segregation on black children was cited by Thurgood Marshall in Brown v. Board of Education, the case that led to the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in 1954 that "separate but equal" schooling was unconstitutional; in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. In 1951, at a segregated school in South Carolina, Clark asked 16 African-American children ages 6 to 9 to compare life-size dolls that differed only in skin color; one had white skin, the other brown. The wrenching results reflected the childrens' painful...
...your non-baseball life by baseball-related events. The first time you kissed a girl—also the night Butch Huskey hit two home runs and actually stole a base. The day you learned your Mom got that big promotion—also the day you saw Mark Clark take a no-hitter into the eighth...
...Staff writer Monica M. Clark can be reached at mclark@fas.harvard.edu...
Paula Abdul has always been cuddlier with the American Idol hopefuls than her co-judges. But has the talent show's softie gone too far? Tabloids are reporting that Abdul allegedly had an affair with former contestant Corey Clark and promised to help him launch a music career before he was booted from the show in 2003. The other networks are circling: ABC's Primetime Live will explore claims of behind-the-scenes misbehavior at Idol, and Fox honchos are worried that ABC may have incriminating video of the couple. Abdul's rep issued a statement last week calling Clark...