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...Justice Souter also came down particularly hard on Olson and may have given the attorney a bit of a scare. He and Justice Breyer grilled the Bush lawyer as to what standard might be acceptable "in the hypothetical situation that a recount does recommence." Souter pointed out that without an objective standard, some voters might be disenfranchised, which would violate the "equal protection" clause of the Constitution. "Don't we need a standard," the Justice demanded? Olson agreed that should the high court remand the case to the Florida Circuit Courts and Secretary of State Katherine Harris, he would accept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shootout at the Supreme Court Corral | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

BARK, BUT NO BITE INVENTOR: ROBERT FAIRALL Dogs are great theft deterrents; they also tend to smell bad and demand Richard Simmons levels of affection. The Barking Bone aims to scare away the bad guys while still keeping canine-hating homeowners sane. Fairall implanted a motion sensor inside a giant, apparently gnawed, dog bone made of solid resin. When the sensor is tripped, a sound chip emits a low growl followed by a torrent of ferocious barking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Will They Think Of Next? | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

...accounts recorded in FBI files are accurate, they reveal a more aggressively anti-Communist stance during the Red Scare of the McCarthy era than Harvard has publicly admitted. Ginger's case would be the first ever revealed in which a Harvard professor was asked to resign because he refused to respond to charges that he was a Communist...

Author: By Joshua E. Gewolb, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FBI Files Show HBS Forced Out Leftist Professor | 12/1/2000 | See Source »

...ever recorded; along with the Midler duet highlights include "My Cello," "I Don't Want Love" and the revved-up "Meet Me on the Corner," in which Hicks and Costello volley the lyrics fast and furiously. Always fond of revisiting his back catalog, Hicks reprises his classic "I Scare Myself," and in the process reminds us how few songwriters have come along since who can successfully combine humor, pathos, irony and innocence. Here's hoping for another helping soon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hicks' Licks a Hit Pick | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

...Crimson played strongly last week, it still dropped a spot to No. 5 in the most recent USCHO.com poll. Harvard was passed up by now-No. 4 St. Lawrence (6-2-2, 5-0-1), which gave No. 1 Dartmouth (8-0-1, 8-0-1) its first scare of the season in an overtime...

Author: By Rob Cacace, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Hockey Falls to No. 5 in Polls Despite Weekend Sweep in H-Y-P's | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

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