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...strategy won't work if W. follows the cynical example set by his dad and Ronald Reagan. Their approach to racial diversity was to appoint token blacks like Clarence Thomas, whose main credential was being conservative. Many blacks wrote off Thomas and his ilk as turncoats. Nor would it matter how many blacks Bush appointed if they, like Thomas, espouse policies that most African Americans abhor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election 2000: No Toms Need Apply | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

...Minnetonka"), made it onto the map when it vowed to take back the night - or, rather, to take back afternoons and vacation days from the ever-tightening grip of extracurricular activities. A group of Wayzata parents calling themselves "Family Life 1st" began asking Judo instructors, cello teachers and their ilk to cut back on practices and shift their schedules so as not to conflict with family meals and vacations. At a time when the hot Christmas gift for the under-10 set is a candy-colored personal digital assistant, it was a well-understood and much-applauded move...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Overscheduled Student | 12/9/2000 | See Source »

...strategy won't work if W. follows the cynical example set by his dad and Ronald Reagan. Their approach to racial diversity was to appoint token blacks like Clarence Thomas, whose main credential was being conservative. Many blacks wrote off Thomas and his ilk as turncoats. Nor would it matter how many blacks Bush appointed if they, like Thomas, espouse policies that most African Americans abhor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Toms Need Apply | 12/3/2000 | See Source »

...certain point, the constitutional order of our republic must take precedence over the ambitions of a single man, however just his cause may be. Neither Gore nor Dubya, despite the plaints of Barbra Streisand and her ilk, poses a substantial threat to the survival of our nation. We have weathered the presidency of Franklin Pierce, Prohibition, bell-bottom jeans and the collected works of Barbara Kingsolver; we can stand four years with either of these lackluster eldest sons at the helm of our nation...

Author: By Ross G. Douthat, | Title: In Nation, Stability Reigns | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

...thee behind me, Frank Luntz. Your time is over, over for you and all your ilk, because today we conduct the only poll that matters. Admit it. There were moments during the last 15 months when you wondered if this day would ever actually arrive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gentlemen, Start Your Voting Machines | 11/7/2000 | See Source »

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