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...first five years on the court, Rehnquist wrote 24 solo dissents, so many that he kept a Lone Ranger doll on the mantel of his office fireplace. He was one of only two Justices to vote against Roe in 1973. But as more Republican appointees joined him, Rehnquist began a slow march from the court's fringe toward its center. Beginning in the 1980s, Rehnquist successfully limited the number of death-penalty appeals that federal courts can hear and also made it easier for police to present evidence in court that had been tainted by procedural errors. Under Rehnquist...
...hotel, Clooney would shout "Hey! It's Brad Pitt!", so that the fans would swarm the star and the others could walk to their cars in peace. "We'd chum the water with him," he says, sitting under a small, framed photo of the Sinatra Rat Pack on a mantel...
...atop lava rocks and enclosed by brick or stone, these glowing hearths add dramatic flair. Fireplaces are also trendy poolside, either built in with a mantel or small and portable...
...built a gazebo, a waterfall, an Egyptian lotus pond and even a reflecting pool with a life-size copy of the famous ancient Greek statue The Discus Thrower. Inside the house are mementos of her travels, with images of camels everywhere. A bust of Nefertiti sits on her mantel. On a chair is an embroidered pillow that reads BEHIND EVERY GREAT WOMAN IS HERSELF. Lively and energetic, Mertz surveys it all with justifiable pride, queen of her property. "It took me a long time to get here," she says. "Sometimes I didn't think I would make...
...into the spotlight are the stars of the burgeoning U.K. urban scene, with rappers Ms. Dynamite and the Streets nominated for four awards each. There's even - finally - a category called British Urban. And amazingly Robbie Williams - the hottest young Brit on the planet, with 13 Brits on his mantel - is only nominated for one this time. "The music industry has woken up," says soulful U.K. garage rapper Romeo, who is nominated on his own and as a member of the garage collective So Solid Crew. "It's been a really good year for urban acts - we've been hitting...