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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...this way: "Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made. (I try to act in that gap between the two.)" By the mid-'50s, he was also in a romantic relationship with the artist Jasper Johns. Trading ideas at top speed, together they were a pivot point between the psychodramas of the Abstract Expressionists who came just before them and the cool ironies of the Pop artists who came after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Robert Rauschenberg: The Wild and Crazy Guy | 5/15/2008 | See Source »

...Paint Obama as a False Messiah The big debut for this message came on the night of the Virginia and Maryland primaries. Mike Huckabee was still in the race, but the McCain campaign wanted to pivot towards the general election. So at an Alexandria Holiday Inn, McCain offered these words: "I do not seek the presidency on the presumption that I am blessed with such personal greatness that history has anointed me to save my country in its hour of need." The code was not hard to break. McCain was calling out Obama as an unfulfilled prophet, built...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain's 7 Steps to Beating Obama | 5/12/2008 | See Source »

...even - an airline pilot's signature. Even though he had arrived in a state alternating between raving and comatose, they did let him sign his own consent. (That there was no one else to sign for him made the decision easier.) But Sandy's mental status was still the pivot around which the rest of his story turned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When What the Patient Wants Isn't Best | 4/23/2008 | See Source »

...third period.”Harvard had a sluggish start to the game, as three first-period penalties tired out the Crimson defense. Despite Harvard killing all three penalties, Colgate notched its first goal as Rogers left the box at 14:15.In transition, Raiders pivot Ethan Cox skated down the right side and launched a shot from inside the right faceoff circle into the top-left corner of the net past Richter’s blocker to give Colgate a 1-0 lead.“I don’t think we played very well in the first period...

Author: By Kevin C. Reyes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rogers’ Third-Period Tally Forces Road Tie | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

...proposed budget would cut almost $3 million, according to Fowler-Finn. “I don’t want to have a zero balance budget,” she said. “I almost want to see a slush fund. Principals have to have some ability to pivot.” —Staff writer Vidya B. Viswanathan can be reached at viswanat@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Committee Brings Up MCAS | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

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