Word: deservingness
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Call it Hillary's legacy. First ladies, long consigned to the lacy fringes of history, are increasingly being seen as important figures, deserving of respect, scrutiny and biographies of their own. Says historian Carl Sferrazza Anthony, "Men got to the White House because of the sacrifices the women made."
The New York Yankees, World Series champions three years running, are sending six players to Seattle, thanks to designated manager Joe Torre's sense of loyalty and to the fact that the Yankees have many deserving players, the evidence being all those world championships.
All eight Mariners are deserving, as are all six Yankees - they're the two best teams in the league and one of them is the home team, which should be enough for a "celebration of baseball" exhibition contest in the middle of a 162-game season. Celebration of baseball? The...
But the Mariners are now made of players like Edgar Martinez, a quietly stellar hitter who will be batting .300 with 125 RBIs well into his 50s. Bret Boone and John Olerud are fine players and deserving, but superstars? More like hometown voting passion. Likewise Cameron, Garcia, Sasaki and Nelson...
Milosevic's departure, even if it is followed shortly by the extradition of Karadzic, Mladic and others on the wanted list, doesn't quite close the brutal chapter of Balkan history that might be termed the Milosevic era. While Serbs have become increasingly comfortable with blaming Milosevic and his henchmen...