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Jefferson's finest hour came when he was young, only 33. The Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia in June 1776, chose a committee of five (Benjamin Franklin, Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston and Jefferson) to draft a Declaration of Independence. Jefferson nominated Adams to compose the draft. Adams demurred, "I am obnoxious, suspected and unpopular. You are very much otherwise." Besides, "You can write 10 times better than I." The committee chose Jefferson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 18th Century: Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...great thing not to have gas." She adds that with her diet "you can even eat at McDonald's. I order two Big Macs but no buns." This is the kind of talk that men like. Men named Stocky. Stocky White, 37, the owner of a lodge in Livingston, Mont., lost nearly 50 lbs. on the Suzanne Somers diet. "It was awesome," he says, "and I've kept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Low-Carb Diet Craze | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...Linda Tripp just indicted --House Speaker Newt Gingrich lost his job --Speaker-elect Robert Livingston lost his job --Starr spokesman Charles Bakaly lost his job --Independent counsel no longer a job --Monica Lewinsky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping Tabs | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

Rick and Cynthia Livingston of La Crescenta, Calif., have tried to assert influence over their son's gaming by embracing it. About four years ago, they bought a Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Their son Taylor, then 6, had already become a whiz by playing games at his friends' homes. "But we discovered a lot of neighbor kids had no limits, so we decided to buy a system for our home so we could watch him," explains Rick, an actor. "He'd play all day if he could," adds Cynthia, an elementary school principal. The Livingstons gradually limited Taylor's gaming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Video Games Really So Bad? | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

...Livingston's sculpture was one of two works in the restaurant that belonged to the International House of Blues Foundation, which promotes education about art and the blues, Arroyo said. She described the piece as "a slab of wood with colored engravings...

Author: By Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Folk Art Stolen From House of Blues | 4/6/1999 | See Source »

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