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...important changes are not merely stylistic. For the first time in memory, many blacks and other minorities can be found working in jobs that don't come with a uniform. Though George Bush signed a landmark disabled- rights law, Clinton and Gore have disabled people on their staffs. Visitors to the Bush White House were typically greeted by a perfectly accessorized heiress who escorted guests to the aide (always male) they wished to see. Now, more typically, a geeky-looking 23-year-old male wearing two beepers escorts visitors to see the woman with whom they have an appointment...
...Twin Towers of the Trade Center in lower Manhattan -- the second tallest buildings in the world and a magnet for 100,000 workers and visitors each day. The bomb was positioned to wreak maximum damage to the infrastructure of the building and the commuter networks below. And the landmark target near Wall Street seemed chosen with a fine sense for the symbols of the late 20th century. If the explosion, which killed five people and injured more than 1,000, turns out to be the work of terrorists, it will be a sharp reminder that the world is still...
Lewis also stressed the importance of Marshall's work to American society. Asking the audience to consider Marshall's influence on landmark cases such as Brown v. Board of Education, Lewis said, "This would be a different America if Thurgood Marshall had not lived...
Harvard Square, famed for its plethora of independent bookshops, lost a little of its diversity yesterday with the closing of Reading International Bookstore, a Square landmark since...
...heart of the controversy lies the so-called Delaney Clause, approved by Congress when Eisenhower was President and named for its chief sponsor, Representative James Delaney of New York. This landmark law prohibits even the tiniest trace of potentially cancer-causing additives in juices, jellies, flour, baked goods and thousands of other processed foods. Most pesticide laws -- for example, the ones that cover fresh foods -- strike a balance between risk and benefit, allowing for tiny amounts of man-made chemicals if they help farmers protect crops. Not Delaney. Any amount of a potential carcinogen in processed food is grounds...