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...underneath his jive-assed manner Petey was a serious, even moral, man. And when Washington riotously erupted in the aftermath of Martin Luther King's assassination, Petey took to the air and, in a marathon broadcast, helped calm the city. It was his apotheosis. It brought him a measure of national fame and the possibility of becoming a major celebrity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Honesty of Talk to Me | 7/13/2007 | See Source »

...best friend's daughter died of the disease). One check he keeps as a souvenir came from Bush. The two men were sitting in a room in Northern Ireland between set-piece public occasions when the President spotted a newspaper article Campbell had written about his next marathon. "He says, 'Should I give you a check?' and I say, 'Yeah, that would be great,' and he opens the door and shouts out, 'Get my checkbook!' I subsequently discovered this created absolute mayhem," says Campbell. "Everyone was wondering what the hell was going on. Were we playing poker in there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blair's Barnum | 7/10/2007 | See Source »

...best friend's daughter died of the disease). One check he keeps as a souvenir came from Bush. The two men were sitting in a room in Northern Ireland between set-piece public occasions when the President spotted a newspaper article Campbell had written about his next marathon. "He says, 'Should I give you a check?' and I say, 'Yeah, that would be great,' and he opens the door and shouts out, 'Get my checkbook!' I subsequently discovered this created absolute mayhem," says Campbell. "Everyone was wondering what the hell was going on. Were we playing poker in there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Blair Insider Tells All | 7/6/2007 | See Source »

...have given through his site are people Nicholas has never met. Many are giving more than he asked for--either that, or his donors are 7 1/2 ft. tall. Stanton has raised $744 from 18 people by tying her fund raising to her efforts to train for her first marathon, an idea that came to her while she was at the gym. As for Larson, he says, "I'm too timid" to ask more than seven of his closest friends--though so far only one of them has said no, and Larson has $580 toward his goal of raising...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Viral Marketing Campaign | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

Perhaps it’s more of a marathon, if the past is any indication. But even though her predecessor spent nearly two decades wearing Crimson and constantly bargaining with the admissions office for players, it will take time to determine whether Green will stay at Harvard that long...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Green Readies for Women's Tennis' Lead Role | 6/29/2007 | See Source »

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