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...dozen offspring of his fertile imagination. Seized by the irresistible impulse to find out what Stoppard had in mind about 19th century Russian socialists, and abetted by the gracious offices of Aisha Labi, TIME Europe's Florence Nightingale for wayward visitors, I entered the National bunker for my Stoppard marathon one autumn Saturday morning...
...much credit for this victory. Their lobbying efforts successfully convinced Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe that Boston had the right package of political might and fiscal firmness—an important issue after Los Angeles came up $11 million short in 2000, forcing McAuliffe to do last minute marathon fund raising. This year, the city of New York had intensely lobbied both the Democrats and Republicans for the honor of simultaneously hosting both conventions—even pledging the DNC $22 million more than Boston, but McAuliffe told The New York Times that Boston was chosen because...
Bergman defeated her first-round opponent, Missouri’s Urska Juric, 6-2, 6-3 to advance into the round of 16. Playing in a rematch of the pair’s three-set marathon victory at the Riviera/ITA All-Americans in October, Bergman knew that she would need to be on top of her game to defeat Juric again...
Interesting hobbies or accomplishments: Running a 3:40 in my first marathon, collecting bags and pens, beating the boys in basketball and running a successful business with my boyfriend...
RECORD BROKEN. By PAULA RADCLIFFE, 28, in the women's running time for a 26.2-mile race; at the Chicago Marathon. The Briton finished in 2 hr. 17 min. 18 sec., a full 1 min. 29 sec. faster than the previous mark...