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...conclusively that Portuguese claims to prior discovery of the Americas had no basis in fact, Columbus' biographer set to work. "My profession is history; my avocation is sailing. I combined them." On more than four occasions since 1937, and with kindred spirits of the Harvard Columbus Expedition, Morison went forth upon the ocean in the wake of his hero, the Admiral. He returned with a tale, stranger than any fiction, and as salty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FACULTY PROFILE | 4/22/2004 | See Source »

...piling into a luxury bus named Aretha, after the soul singer who had once used it. As the political consultants and managers frantically tried to figure out what Dean should say to accept his caucus defeat, O’Mary was already on the next step, pacing back and forth with his cell phone...

Author: By Irin Carmon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Guy Behind the Guy | 4/22/2004 | See Source »

...been almost free from this annoyance. There is unfortunately little that the Committee itself can do beyond giving the matter such a measure of publicity as to rouse public opinion against the practice. A strict surveillance of the library rooms and watching men as they go back and forth is out of the question. It would almost be better to close the library altogether that to destroy the sense of freedom and of private ownership that characterizes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communication | 4/21/2004 | See Source »

...have never been so proud of my team and the amazing effort they put forth,” co-captain BreeAnna Gibson said. “It was an amazing victory that was not expected, but we knew it was possible. A lot of people pulled out huge performances yesterday and that is what made it possible...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Track Tops Yale With Heptagonals on Horizon | 4/19/2004 | See Source »

...serious decline in our unrivaled political ability to use force. But these must be matched against the costs of staying, a debate which is all too little done in public. If the worst does persist and the Administration wants to stay the course, the President must come forth and candidly tell the public not only the costs of leaving but also those of staying--the casualties, the expense, the continuing abrasions with allies, the polarization of our public life, the sidelining of other domestic and foreign priorities, and the uncertainty of success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq: Three Viewpoints: What Should Bush Do? | 4/19/2004 | See Source »

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