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...This race was all about re-establishing myself for all those people who thought that having a baby would be the end of my career.' PAULA RADCLIFFE, who won the New York City Marathon nine months after giving birth to daughter Isla...
...grandson of slaves, John Woodruff used his determination and athleticism to break down racial barriers in sports. He was the first African-American runner to win gold at the 1936 Olympic Games, coming from behind to win the 800-m race. Woodruff's victory--along with nine other black athletes who won medals, including Jesse Owens--was the clearest form of rebuttal to racism both in Nazi Germany, where the Games were held, and at home. Nicknamed "Long John" for his 10-ft. (3 m) stride...
...council, while candidates with the fewest number of first-place votes are eliminated from the race. The surplus votes of the winners, along with the votes of the eliminated candidates, are then transferred to the next candidates listed on the ballots. This process of redistributing votes continues until all nine seats are filled...
...Citigroup, and has applied via e-recruiting to a handful of other jobs at the most prestigious firms. She has until Dec. 14 to decide what to do, and she’s not alone: “Pretty much all my friends, I would say like nine out of ten, are either pre-med or finance and consulting,” Kouyoumdjian says. “One of my friends who’s pre-med just had a Bain [& Company] interview. You see people at the presentations, and you’re like, wait a minute, I thought...
...community: last year 82% of crack offenders were black, while 72% of powder-cocaine offenders were white or Hispanic. The new federal sentencing guidelines, which took effect Nov. 1, are expected to drop the average prison term for crack offenders from a little over 10 years to less than nine...