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...year's must-have dolls are those of the American Girls Collection, drawn from evocative periods of U.S. history. They include daring slave girl Addy and plucky Victorian orphan Samantha. Each of the six chubby-cheeked dolls comes with a book that tells her story. Though they cost a pocket-puckering $82 apiece, the dolls have won a cultish following among preadolescent girls. Sales reached $287 million last year, up 12% from...
...defense meanwhile limited last week's Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week, senior quarterback Mike Hood, to nine completions on 22 attempts. The line pressured Hood all game, sacking him twice and forcing him to flee the pocket on many occasions...
...spun his tale into a populist alternative to Democratic incumbent Ron Wyden. "I'm running to set an example--not just for Asians but for all Americans," Lim says. "I want people to say, 'Look at John. He came here as an immigrant without a penny in his pocket, and through hard work and tenacity, he has a chance to be in the next U.S. Senate.' What a story to tell...
...doctors got over that hurdle, there is the fact that it would all cost about $1 million, most of which Duke would pay out of its pocket. Christopher's medical care has already cost $192,500, of which Medicaid will reimburse only about $81,000. When money is tight, research crucial and hard to pay for, and there are many children to save, is this the best use of resources...
...wispy Vandyke. A divinity grad student from Roxie, Miss., he has spent his first two weeks here on a ward that has thus far seen no deaths. But tonight, from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m., he is the on-call chaplain for the entire hospital. In his pocket is a sky-blue beeper that will sound the moment someone's vital signs fail. He wonders how he will respond. Last night's on-call was faced with the death of an eight-year-old boy mangled by dogs. "I don't know if I could have..." Baker begins and then...