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...recent conversation with a classmate about the approaching Black History Month, I was asked, “Why does history have to be color-coded?” I responded, “It isn’t, nor it does it have to be, but since a major portion of our history went unaccounted on the basis of a group of people’s color, it is only right to fill in the blank white space with the black that should have inhabited it a while ago.” This person’s question...
...Time (Sept. 5) said of "kiddies": "That portion of the population sometimes insultingly termed 'kiddies...
...stardom when he substituted for the injured star; host of a short-lived interview show, Carson's Cellar, and a flop CBS skein, The Johnny Carson Show; then, in 1957, the gig that earned him fame, an ABC daily quiz program, Who Do You Trust? The Q&A portion of the show was negligible; it was Carson's fast, easy banter with his guests that got the attention of the NBC brass. Jack Paar, whose eventful reign as host of The Tonight Show had also begun in 1957, was itching to do a prime-time chat fest. The network courted...
...Administration has not yet offered details of its plan for Social Security, but it's expected to follow the contours of a proposal spelled out by a 2001 commission on Social Security: a combination of scaled-back guaranteed benefits and private investment accounts. This controversial proposal would divert a portion of your payroll taxes to a private account, to invest as you choose. Participation would be voluntary, and there would be a ceiling on how much you could put in. You would not be able to draw on the money until retirement, when it would be paid...
...juncture at which many consequences remain uncertain. Some have argued that Iraq is not just approaching the tipping point of civil war but is already fully immersed in one. Details about candidates and polling locations have been highly guarded due to security concerns. It is expected that a large portion of Iraq’s Sunni Arabs will not participate in the elections at all, which almost surely means the National Assembly will have few Sunni representatives. This result may exacerbate ethnic tensions...