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That sense of closeness was affecting even the bombing survivors. Randy Ledger was a maintenance man on the first floor of the Murrah building. His views on the death penalty have been challenged by this process. "Six months ago, I would have said it was fine. But the more personal this becomes, the closer it becomes, the more moderate I become. It's very easy to say, 'Just put to death another murderer' when you have no personal feeling involved; but the closer this gets, the more introspective I get--morally and spiritually--and it's very difficult...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Botching The Big Case | 5/21/2001 | See Source »

...movie that begins with Queen's We Will Rock You underscoring a 14th century jousting tournament can't be all bad. Unfortunately, writer-director Helgeland's story of a peasant lad (Heath Ledger, The Patriot's young hunk) who uses knightly skills to attempt a rise above his station is not all good either: it can't decide whether to go all out for anachronistic humor or stick to its historical onions. The result is half Python, half Ivanhoe--and not as much fun as either...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Knight's Tale | 5/21/2001 | See Source »

Junior Jaclyn Kryzak put the only blemish on the Crimson's ledger, scoring at 14:37 of the first period...

Author: By Nicolas O. Jimenez, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Dartmouth Continues Mastery Over Harvard | 11/20/2000 | See Source »

...smooth road to being thought of as flawless human beings. Most politicians, like Gore, deal with this by treating each article as a new transaction, a bloodless negotiation between professionals that leaves nothing personal behind. Bush, however, treats each story like a new credit or debit in his family ledger. It's all personal, especially since the 1988 presidential campaign, when Junior acted as the loyalty enforcer. The Bushes fed hot dogs and lemonade to the reporters at Kennebunkport, even took a special few out on the cigarette boat. But these gestures were always a quid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: Full Press Courtship | 9/18/2000 | See Source »

...smooth road to being thought of as flawless human beings. Most politicians, like Gore, deal with this by treating each article as a new transaction, a bloodless negotiation between professionals that leaves nothing personal behind. Bush, however, treats each story like a new credit or debit in his family ledger. It's all personal, especially since the 1988 presidential campaign, when Junior acted as the loyalty enforcer. The Bushes fed hot dogs and lemonade to the reporters at Kennebunkport, even took a special few out on the cigarette boat. But these gestures were always a quid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Full Press Courtship | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

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