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...does Tenet have many - hardly any, really - discouraging words about President Bush, who gave Tenet the Presidential Medal of Freedom despite (or perhaps,in part, because) of all the backstabbing and finger-pointing that went on between the CIA and his own West Wing. One of the few times Bush appears in the book is when he finds time to comfort Tenet's son, who is discouraged by all the criticism of his father in the press...
...weekend before. The real competition this weekend was among Harvard’s players, as the individual results were at stake even on the 18th green. “I had a possible birdie on the 18th hole that would have given me a chance of winning [the medal],” said Shore, who wound up one shot behind individual winner Steve Velardi of Quinnipiac. “It was pretty exciting,” Singh added. “Greg made a 20-foot putt on the last hole to make a birdie and tie with Mike...
...away our lifestyle moves from the literature of our childhood, some sentimental tie remains. But “nothing below their waist” is no longer the central mantra of successful children’s lit, provoking a backlash in recent years. The 1996 winner of the Carnegie Medal, Britain’s equivalent of the Newbery Prize, was Melvin Burgess’ “Junk,” a novel about a group of heroin-addicted, anarchy-loving teenagers living on the streets. Apparently worried about seeming too bourgeois, Burgess also included a scene of forced prostitution...
...family drama was just beginning. In 1997 Floyd Sr. returned to training his son after serving 5 1/2 years in prison for trafficking in cocaine. But young Mayweather, who turned pro after winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics, soon found his father overbearing and evicted him from his house. Uncle Roger, Floyd Sr.'s brother, took over as trainer. Floyd Sr. found a new client: Oscar De La Hoya...
...steps out there despite negative feedback from the public that is still trying to understand the role race plays in America.” Two other recent awards honor Gates’ work. On May 24, Gates will be presented with the National Arts Club’s Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement in African and African American Scholarship, according to Dell M. Hamilton, the manager of events and publications at the Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research. And on Tuesday, Wired magazine announced that he has won one of its 22 Rave Awards...