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Reputed to contain the "longest bar in New Haven," the Deke house eventually elected Bush its president. A home to campus jocks including the eventual professional football player Calvin Hill, Deke would provide music from the likes of Wilson Pickett and beer of a slightly lesser quality...
Still, Bush was bent on having a good time at Yale. Walker remembers walking home with Bush one night when his friend suddenly shouted, "Let's rock and roll--you rock and I'll roll!" Blocks away from campus, the someday Texas governor began to log roll down the street...
...Senate campaign in my home state of Missouri began almost as soon as the 1998 elections were over. For a year now, everyone has known that Gov. Mel Carnahan, a moderate Democrat, will be challenging the incumbent Sen. John Ashcroft (R-Mo.), a conservative Republican and a favorite of the Christian Coalition. With such a stark contrast between the candidates' positions, there's no question that some otherwise forgettable decisions might take on great political significance and that impartial government might fall by the wayside. Unfortunately, with such a long race, the casualties--including some very talented people--are already...
...guard. "This raise is a bit unexpected," says TIME financial writer Bernard Baumohl. "There was a lot of uncertainty as to whether the Fed would move, since the economy has been showing signs of slowing down on its own." Example: Key consumer indicators such as retail sales and home purchases have eased in the past 10 months...
Still, not everyone is happy about the move txzo make e-shoppers out of kids. "By bringing shopping into the home, you're giving your kids a chance to spend instantaneously and impulsively," says Betsy Taylor, executive director of the Center for a New American Dream, a nonprofit group that offers tips for parenting in a commercial culture. "We're creating a generation of hyperconsumers, and this is just one more step toward that." In a survey conducted by Internet market-research firm Esearch, 49.7% of parents said children under 18 should not be allowed to make online purchases...