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...leader in the House. But John Boehner, the Ohio rep and current number two under Hastert who is running against Pence for that post, says he's the man to help Republicans restore the principles they embraced in 1994, since he was one of the authors of the original Contract with America. Joe Barton, a Texas member who currently is chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, is also considering the top job. Meanwhile John Shadegg, the Arizona congressman who wants the No. 2 job, Minority Whip, is playing up his reform credentials, noting he was elected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Republicans Regroup | 11/9/2006 | See Source »

...Harvard, Moore had also performed with well-known companies throughout the world, including the American Ballet Theatre in New York, the Royal Ballet in London, the Salzburg International Ballet Academy, and Ecole Supérieure de Danse Cannes Rosella Hightower in France. After graduation, she turned down a contract to dance professionally in favor of pursuing academics...

Author: By Jake G. Cohen and Nayeli E. Rodriguez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Showing 'Grace' Under Fire | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

...contract may await him, but at the moment, his gridiron is a dusty gym off Garden Street...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: From Big Ten to the Quad | 11/7/2006 | See Source »

...smooth, slightly exaggerated features of a television news anchor and, of course, he was one. He was the original host of Fox News Sunday. He was editor of the conservative Washington Times editorial page. He filled in regularly for Rush Limbaugh. Then he walked away from a $1.7 million contract with Fox News to become the most famous White House press secretary in history. Even in the White House's West Wing, where restrictions on visitors ensure that no one is just a tourist, his appearance in the hallway can elicit a bubble of giggly Beatlemania; I heard a visiting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Snow Show | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...Does Affirmative Action discriminate against those who would otherwise be qualified for a job, a government contract, or college admission? Yes No Vote or click here to see results...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Do You Think: Affirmative Action Ban | 11/2/2006 | See Source »

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