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But Americans, as we know, are a tinkering breed, and in the early '50s a fellow named Bud Isaacs got the idea of hooking up a pedal that would pull a single string to a preset pitch while the instrument was being played, making the movement of the note part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Testing the Mettle of a Pedal Steeler | 11/15/2000 | See Source »

At a certain point, the constitutional order of our republic must take precedence over the ambitions of a single man, however just his cause may be. Neither Gore nor Dubya, despite the plaints of Barbra Streisand and her ilk, poses a substantial threat to the survival of our nation. We...

Author: By Ross G. Douthat, | Title: In Nation, Stability Reigns | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

DIED. SAMUEL R. PIERCE JR., 78, Housing Secretary under Reagan; near Washington. A scandal in the Department of Housing tainted Pierce's bright career in law and politics. He was Reagan's only black Cabinet secretary.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Nov. 13, 2000 | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

The winter chill is beginning to pierce through our fleeces in fair Cambridge. Thousands of miles away in warmer climates, workers are risking their lives to produce T-shirts and sweatshirts and baby bibs with the Harvard insignia, so that we might wear our allegiances proudly.

Author: By Madeleine S. Elfenbein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Straight Talk on Sweatshops | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

In a telephone interview, attorney John Swomley, who represents both Hurston and Scott, said that he was pleased to have Ogletree involved. "Ogletree will work on some trial and media strategy," Swomley said, calling Hurston's situation "tragic." Commenting on Hurston's involvement with the Pierce stabbing, he said Hurston...

Author: By Justina L. Wong, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ogletree, Sharpton Join To Defend Suspects in Stabbing | 10/25/2000 | See Source »

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