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...half the exhibition is an abstraction of abstraction. Philip Taafe's Combine painting is a series of regular waves cascading across the canvas, the kind that gives you a headache if you stare at them too long--but behind them are elements of other paintings, pastel shapes, perhaps a flower. Whatever it is, it's unreadable...
...scheduled to flower in time for Commencement in June, and Oommen said the tree is in perfect health...
Trying to pick a national flower has been a hardy perennial in Washington politics. More than 70 different bills have been introduced over the years, promoting a veritable bouquet of blossoms, including the carnation, corn tassel, chrysanthemum and even clover. The late Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois long campaigned for the humble marigold, praising its virtues in one flowery speech after another. His son-in-law, former Republican Majority Leader Howard Baker of Tennessee, held out for the marigold in Dirksen's honor. But Baker retired from Congress in 1984, and the rose finally won out as the House approved...
...rose's supporters sowed the seeds of victory with tributes to the flower's beauty and longevity. "The rose has had a long and proud American history," noted the House sponsor of the bill, Lindy Boggs of Louisiana. "Its fossils date back 35 million years in Colorado." Senate Sponsor J. Bennett Johnston of Louisiana (the American Rose Society is headquartered in the state) pointed out that the "rose is grown in every state of the union, including Alaska...
...field was filled with marching miners, who were joined by hundreds of people from the stands. The ministers leading the service ignored the disturbance and went on with their prayers until the brief ceremony was over. At that point demonstrators charged the refreshment tables and knocked over the flower-draped pulpit. To no avail, a union steward shouted, "Comrades, stop! Please, comrades...