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...Obama became one of Harvard’s favorite sons, stirring up excitement among student groups and faculty members alike. Professors who remembered Obama as a “brilliant” and “unique” student rallied behind him in droves, and other professors held fond memories of his wife Michelle, who graduated from the Law School three years before...
...here for 35 years." Well, I've had the great, good fortune of working with Ed for the past 2 1/2 years, and TIME has had the great, good fortune of having Ed's drive and enthusiasm and deep loyalty for 25 of those 35 years. Ed was also fond of saying "I bleed TIME red," and he does. I know of no one who believes in our mission as devoutly and who has served it as ably. In just the past six years, Ed has been instrumental in changing our publication date to Friday, in igniting TIME International...
...what is to be done? For most Afghans, the right road starts with better security. Eating pomegranates in a tea shop in Sarobi district, just east of Kabul, Saeed Shah says he was not fond of the Taliban when it was in power. But his once peaceful district has witnessed a wave of criminality and violence--10 French soldiers were slaughtered by insurgents in August--that has him longing for the old regime and its harsh but effective justice. "Yes, there was hardship, but there was also peace," he says. "You could leave your shop open all night...
...could’ve just called myself Denise Simmons, and no one would know. But I sort of wanted to honor my parents because they gave me that first name, and my initial should be the same as my father’s. But we were never really fond of that name, and it’s not a name anyone has ever called me. I don’t tell people, you know—don’t want to confuse them...
...surveyed the large central room I even recognized some friends from high school among the four or five employees—in fact, nearly everyone who worked there was 16 or under. By the time I’d signed away my summer I was already playing the fond memories in my head: IceScapes would be all fun, friendship, and frozen treats.Unfortunately, what were originally sources of excitement soon turned sour. I learned that there were no qualifications because I was relegated to manual labor: whether I was churning the italian ice every fifteen minutes, tackling a never-ending pile...