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Reading old wartime letters within the poetic framework of Douglas Brinkley's piece was a poignant reminder that a tale of separation has the power to draw us closer together. The bonds of sharing such human experience remain lasting memorials. STEVEN PLANK Oberlin, Ohio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 19, 2000 | 6/19/2000 | See Source »

With only 70 of the original 500 surveys in her hands, council President Fentrice D. Driskell '01 has been forced to scale back her once-lofty expectations for the census, a major plank in her campaign platform...

Author: By David C. Newman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: After Initial Hopes, Council's Census Limps to Conclusion | 5/19/2000 | See Source »

...proposed by Republican Representative James Talent of Missouri would allow this and make small business exempt from mandates too. But AHPs have strong opposition from large insurers and Democrats, including Gore, who do not favor private-sector solutions for health-care problems. Republicans, though, see AHPs as a potent plank in their election-year health-care platform. Indeed, in his $42 billion health-care reform plan, the "New Prosperity Initiative" unveiled in April, Bush proposed that AHPs be offered to small-business owners through trade associations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pocketbook Issues | 5/8/2000 | See Source »

...treaty 11. He forced a runoff in Peru 12. Clinton doesn't want one 14. A geisha may tie one on 15. Bacon bit? 17. Ambient music composer Brian 18. Name of two Pulitzer-winning papers in 2000 20. Ridge, who wants Republicans to modify or drop their abortion plank 21. Bush said he's "a better person" for meeting them 22. Author Steve, who has named JonBenet's mom as a suspect 24. Big bash 25. 1999 Frank McCourt memoir 26. Bush, to Trudeau 27. Takeoff artist 29. Williams, who withdrew from the Family Circle Cup in support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Crossword May 1, 2000 | 5/1/2000 | See Source »

...Robertson threatened that "a large portion of the Republican base would walk away" if McCain was the nominee. Representative Henry Hyde of Illinois, chairman of the House impeachment proceedings, taped a phone message for 100,000 voters, implicitly criticizing McCain for wanting to change the G.O.P's abortion plank to include exceptions for rape and incest--exceptions Bush also supports, though Hyde didn't mention that. The National Right to Life Committee issued a mass mailing warning that McCain "voted repeatedly to use tax dollars for experiments that use body parts from aborted babies." On the front of the leaflet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Read My Knuckles | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

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