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...That same year, in Lee v. Weisman, Souter joined the 5-4 majority that disallowed a prayer at a public high school graduation. And as the '90s wore on and Bill Clinton's court nominees Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer came on board, Souter was increasingly inclined to join with them and John Paul Stevens to form the court's liberal wing...
...Obama has had some time to consider his choices. The recent health problems of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer but following surgery in February has returned to the court, already had the White House thinking; indeed, some observers believe that Ginsburg's problems may have delayed Souter's decision, since justices try not to retire at the same time, to allow for an orderly nomination and confirmation process...
...Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine and former New York Times restaurant critic, had a mother who was a terrible cook. So it's fairly obvious that Reichl grew up into a very different woman than the one who raised her. The differences do not end there, however. In her newest book, Not Becoming My Mother (and Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way), Reichl examines her mom's old letters and explores her parent's ideas about young women (pretty is more important than smart) as well as her mother's bipolar disorder. Reichl talked...
...Crimson also finished sixth overall in the Central Series Five regatta, hosted by MIT on the Charles River on Saturday. Sophomore skipper Colin Santangelo teamed up with freshman crew Ruth Engle to take home runner-up honors in the B division of the competition, earning four victories out of their 11 contests...
...Yiddish literature professor Ruth R. Wisse said that it would be intellectually fulfilling to confront the greatest works that have shaped Western civilization, and that the canon reinforces the idea of a common culture in which everyone has a part. Committee members appear to have had even wider ambitions—proposing plans to integrate world literature into any great books program from the start, according to Damrosch...