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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...raced out to a waiting white minivan. As the pepper spray wafted outside the house, bystanders could hear the agents shouting the code meaning that they had Elian in their possession: "Bingo! Bingo! Bingo!" Mills told Elian that it was O.K., that he was going to see his "papa" and take his first ever airplane ride--not, she kept promising, a boat back to Cuba, the stuff of his worst nightmares...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Elian Grab | 5/1/2000 | See Source »

...Papa, I do not Want to go to Cuba. If You want to, stay here. --Elian Gonzalez...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elian: The Haiku Version | 4/24/2000 | See Source »

...dear friend JEAN LEOPOLD DOMINIQUE grew up in a land of oppression. He came of age under Francois ("Papa Doc") Duvalier. But this product of the privileged "elite" fell passionately in love with his country and its vast peasant population. After studying in Paris, Jean worked to help his countrymen better cultivate their soil, enrich their crops--and by extension empower their lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eulogy: JEAN LEOPOLD DOMINIQUE | 4/17/2000 | See Source »

...regarding my ancestry and sexual preferences. I am, justifiably I think, a bit embarrassed. Everyone glares at me. Granny and two Asian gentlemen get up and leave. They're replaced by a guy who looks like Arthur Miller and another who bears a startling resemblance to a very depressed Papa Ernest Hemingway. Clearly, I need some fresh...

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 »

...time Larry leaves, it's already 7:45 in the morning. I re-enter the Rainmaker and take a look at the action at Tony's table. Arthur Miller's pile of red $5 chips has turned into an equally large pile of green $25 chips. Papa Hemingway seems in considerably higher spirits as well. Perhaps he'll postpone his date with destiny for one more day. The others at the table also seem to be up. Apparently, I stepped away from the table at just the wrong time. There are smiles all around, as Tony jokes with the players...

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 »

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