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What a contrast with this year. The slogan, "New Beijing, Great Olympics," is upbeat and focuses on the city. The bid committee considered "New Beijing, New Olympics," but wisely chose not to be seen reinventing a competition that started in ancient Greece (and it rejected "Great Wall, Great Olympics" as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eyes on the Prize | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

What's the billionaire beef? Basically this: revenue lost from repeal of the estate tax would mean additional tax on the middle class or a reduction in their benefits and services. Further, repeal would lead to a steep drop in charitable giving as the wealthy stop looking for ways to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why These Guys Are Dead Wrong | 2/26/2001 | See Source »

could win the meet MVP honors for an incredible fourth year in a row. Gyorffy has gotten a late start on the year, as she took time off to compete for her native Hungary in the Sidney Olympics. She appears to be in good form, however having qualified for the...

Author: By Rob Cacace, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M., W. Track Set To Take Off at Heps | 2/23/2001 | See Source »

Co-captain Brenda Taylor won three events and beat two meet records to lead the way. Senior high-jumper Dora Gyorffy also bolstered the team with the highest collegiate jump in the country this season. It was her first Crimson tri-meet since taking the semester off to compete in...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Track Dominates H-Y-P Meet | 2/12/2001 | See Source »

But an American widow with six daughters will have a tough time trying to stay in interior China. Already, the local authorities, after sending the deputy mayor to offer condolences, are making life somewhat difficult. Foreigners visiting the Morrisons are carefully vetted, apparently to limit publicity about the murder, which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Murder in Wuhan | 2/12/2001 | See Source »

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