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...last winter, as the Expos GM, Minaya dealt Javier Vazquez to the Yankees, depleting their farm system and giving New York the pitcher who would surrender both of Johnny Damon’s bombs in the decisive game seven of the ALCS...
...Yankees, admittedly, have made the playoffs an astonishing ten consecutive seasons, and the run probably will not end in the next year or two. Still, the original core from the mid-nineties is nearly gone, and the Yankees don’t have any farm system to speak of. Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada will be productive in the Bronx for at least a few more seasons, but guys like Bernie Williams and even Mariano Rivera are losing value as they...
...trial, Price plotted with Killen to release the three men that night, then have them tailed by Price, Killen and other Klansmen. The conspirators abducted the civil rights workers, whom Killen had allegedly ordered two Klansmen to shoot. The three bodies were buried on a nearby farm, where they were found a month and a half later by federal agents. The station wagon had been burned...
Nearly everything about the stories of Jesus' birth is mythical. Over the years, tradition has added layers to the tales: farm animals, three kings, the celebration of Christmas during the winter solstice. Inquisitive people--those who are not satisfied with the attitude of others who think they learned all they need to know about Christmas in kindergarten--can celebrate the truth behind the myths. If we can imagine humility instead of arrogance and pride; simplicity in a complex, greedy world; peace reigning over hate and war; and inclusivity rather than bigotry and oppression, then we can imagine the divine potential...
...compassionate conservative," which was code for "I'm not as mean as Newt Gingrich or Tom DeLay"; by working with Ted Kennedy on the No Child Left Behind Act; and by diluting any claim to fiscal conservatism with his support for prescription-drug benefits and a bloated farm bill. But it is a sign of Bush's political flexibility that, when it suits him, he can reject flexibility...