Word: margarete
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POLLY STEVENSON: A SECOND DAUGHTER When Franklin returns to Britain in 1757 as a political agent of the American colonies, he moves into a four-story town house near London's busy Strand. Its owner: a solicitous widow named Margaret Stevenson, with whom he may have had an affair during his 15 years under her roof. But Franklin's real interest is her brainy daughter Mary, who went by the nickname Polly. Only 18 years old when she first enters his life, she shows such an eagerness to learn that it stirs all his strong mentoring instincts...
...many protestors would it take to make you listen?" independent legislator Margaret Ng asked the Chief Executive during a recent debate. The question was rhetorical, for Tung, as is now clear, feels primarily answerable to Beijing. He described "national security" as a "divine duty ... [for] our race...
DIED. SIR DENIS THATCHER, 88, adoring, loyal husband of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; in London. A retired millionaire businessman, Thatcher often described himself as the most "shadowy husband of all times." He walked a step behind his wife of 52 years throughout her 11 years in office, calling himself her male consort. Thatcher, known for his right-wing views and blunt wit, was a golf addict who attributed his slim physique to "drink and cigarettes." Asked who wore the pants in the Thatcher home, he replied: "I do. And I wash and iron them...
...Margaret Carlson's latest book is "Anyone Can Grow Up: How George Bush and I Made It to the White House...
...continued to work for three years after his first stroke. Since that time, Margaret Rawls and other colleagues have continued to compile and edit his partially competed works...