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DIED. Bobby Rosengarden, 82, session drummer for artists from Duke Ellington to Harry Belafonte who became better known in the late 1960s as the musical smart aleck and bandleader on The Dick Cavett Show; in Sarasota, Fla. Rosengarden perfected the art of the witty, and sometimes risqué, "walk-on" song to accompany guests. Of Rosengarden's choice of tunes--Hello Dolly for Salvador Dalí, There'll Be Some Changes Made for transsexual Jan Morris--Cavett later said, "Luckily, the censor was dumber about music than...
...parents are both graduates of Duke,†she says. “I grew up with Duke. I love Harvard, but I grew up as a Duke basketball...
...Constitution. Maxson originally entered Harvard planning to become a history concentrator. Like many freshmen, she’s changed her mind and now plans to pursue math or science. But unlike most freshmen, Maxson plans to pursue these interests somewhere other than Harvard—at Duke University...
...roommates discuss blocking and their hopes for houses next year, Maxson eagerly awaits the decision on her transfer application to Duke, a place she calls a second home...
...criticism, several DOJ officials offered a robust defense of the Administration in testimony before Congress. One official, repeating the assertion that most of the firings were motivated by poor performance, cited the case of U.S. attorney Carol Lam of California, who last year successfully prosecuted former G.O.P. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham for corruption. The DOJ official said Lam was pushed out, not because of the Cunningham case, but because her prosecution rates for violent crime and border violations were inadequate. Another DOJ official testified that Iglesias had been fired because he delegated too much to a subordinate...