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Everyone between southwest England and the Bay of Bengal had the same occupation last Wednesday--star gazing. Well, star-and-moon gazing, to be exact. But the last solar eclipse of the millennium wasn't all celestial. A roundup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eclipse: Good, Bad And Disappointing | 8/23/1999 | See Source »

...couldn't be bothered with the subway. For a college student, they represented the ultimate in frivolous but wonderful luxury, up there with flying first class or getting an hour-long massage--well, almost. Still, what typical undergraduate really has ten bucks to squander on a cab when the exact same trip by metro is one-fifth the cost...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, | Title: The First Time is Always Special | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

...couldn't be bothered with the subway. For a college student, they represented the ultimate in frivolous but wonderful luxury, up there with flying first class or getting an hour-long massage--well, almost. Still, what typical undergraduate really has ten bucks to squander on a cab when the exact same trip by metro is one-fifth the cost...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, | Title: The First Time is Special | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

...Superintendent said that he made the changes so that we could get away from thinking about race," Willie said. "My prediction is that the exact opposite is going to happen. He is returning us to a system of segregated schools...

Author: By Geoffrey A. Fowler, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Ed School Professor Criticizes Historic End to Boston Busing | 7/16/1999 | See Source »

Publicly, Clinton still seems to comment on the race as if he were doing analysis for MSNBC. He can admiringly quote George W. Bush's exact fund-raising totals by state--though he told USA Today that he could have done better. Asked last week whether Gore or Bill Bradley is more qualified to be President, the current holder of the job parsed Gore's resume, not his leadership abilities. As a bemused Bradley backer noted last week, "It almost makes you wonder whether Clinton really wants Gore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can This Marriage Be Saved? | 7/12/1999 | See Source »

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