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These are privileged jobs, because being in close contact with such savants on a daily basis requires mutual trust. Scholarly secrets and personal foibles must be guarded...

Author: By Benjamin P. Solomon-schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Behind Every Great Harvard Professor | 4/20/2000 | See Source »

...decide that an individual has committed a crime we lock him inside a room, a compound of buildings for some length of time. Though men used to comprise the vast majority of the prison population, women are now the fastest growing group of prisoners.) He will have minimal contact with members of his family and his community. His living environment will be chaotic, overcrowded, noisy, brutal. Typically, he will not be educated--though more than half of all prisoners are functionally illiterate, only seven percent of those who need it receive literacy education. He will not receive drug treatment--though...

Author: By Alex A. Guerrero, | Title: America Behind Bars | 4/19/2000 | See Source »

...from his scheduled appearance there--a slot on his calendar, nothing unusual in the life of a President. He turned, smiled, waved to the gathered crowd, squinting a little even though the day was dull, maybe to see better because he's nearsighted and didn't always wear his contact lenses. Then came the gunshots. So quick, not loud at all. The President was shoved into his limousine. A young blond man with wide, unblinking eyes was wrestled to the ground, the gun still in his hand. Press secretary James Brady lay in a pool of blood, his skull shattered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Let Hinckley Roam Free | 4/17/2000 | See Source »

Joseph Cooke's two children were taken to Germany by his wife Christiana in 1992, when they were 2 1/2 and 1. Once there, she turned both kids, who have U.S. passports, over to the German authorities. For 14 months, Cooke lost all contact with his family. Finally he got a call from Christiana, who had moved to California and left the children in Germany. When Cooke tried to get them back in 1995, the Germans would not allow them to be removed from their foster family. Cooke is now turning to political pressure for help. The case...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fighting For Their Children | 4/17/2000 | See Source »

...concert or a sporting event in mind or if you just need to add more people to your daily pool, you can post your destinations on the site--along with any restrictions you may have, such as a preference for nonsmokers or a gender requirement. A safe method of contact is promised when you find a match. Best part? It's free to find someone going your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Apr. 17, 2000 | 4/17/2000 | See Source »

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