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...either could under the circumstances. With $150 down the drain, he takes a break for the bathroom. He'll be back in about five, he says, leaving his Player's Club card and a pack of Marlboro Lights to emphasize his intention to return. Cynthia places a marker down at his spot. The man is back in about six and resumes his place. His dour expression seems eased, somehow, but his luck only gets worse...

Author: By Robert J. Coolbrith, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Reservation for One: One man, one hundred dollars and 15 hours at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun | 3/2/2000 | See Source »

...later. They can't remember a meeting two years ago, in which they allegedly passed a constitutional amendment on whether the council can remove a popularly elected official from office. The recent crisis concerning the expulsion of Vice President Errant John A. Burton '01 seems to be merely a marker in a long line of council crises. But look closer: the impeachment scandal may actually be something the council has done right...

Author: By Christina S. Lewis, | Title: Nielsen Ratings Up For U.C. | 2/16/2000 | See Source »

...JoAnn Manson, Harvard medical professor and study co-author: "Male-pattern baldness may serve as a marker for increased risk of heart disease, perhaps due to elevated testosterone levels. Hair tonics are an unlikely cure-all. A far better bet to protect your heart is 30 minutes of aerobic exercise daily. The good news: less time lost blow-drying afterwards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 60-Second Symposium | 2/7/2000 | See Source »

...proposal, the Republican-controlled Congress has to decide how far to put its foot down - and how much to risk alienating an electorate about to go to the polls to pick a new commander in chief. It was all there Monday morning - Clinton, chart at his back and Magic Marker in hand, announcing a host of Great Society-esque initiatives, including generous spending on education and health benefits for the poor. "Election years are the best time for a president to get his agenda passed," says TIME White House correspondent Jay Branegan. "Some of Clinton's most crucial achievements...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: President Presents GOP With Budget Dilemma | 2/7/2000 | See Source »

...save his third place finish in the Iowa caucuses. If second place is the first loser, it's hard to know what to call a man who breathes a sigh of relief at coming in number three. His showing in New Hampshire paled in comparison, a more realistic marker of Keyes' stature among Republican candidates. His campaign--run on a shoestring budget, with the fewest dollars of all the major Republican contenders--is mostly about Keyes talking, whether in person (where they'll let him), in the televised debates or in the audio- and videotapes distributed by the campaign: Keyes...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: This Man Is Running For President: What Alan Keyes Learned at Harvard | 2/3/2000 | See Source »

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