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...that end, we commend Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain, who last week vowed to eliminate the practice of signing statements if elected. We hope the presidential candidates of both parties will issue a similar pledge that they will not skirt the Constitution...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: End the Use of Signing Statements | 11/26/2007 | See Source »

...grocery store and everybody would stare at you. I dressed like the fundamentalists do in the community right now, with the exception that their dress code is a lot more rigid than when I was there. You had to wear a dress or skirt that was mid-calf, six inches below the knee at least. And you had to wear long sleeves and something with a high neck. You just had to have everything covered. And then we weren't allowed to cut our hair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Polygamy Survivor Carolyn Jessop | 10/24/2007 | See Source »

...them sweaters!" one soldier says as she walks toward him. In curly blond hair and a halter dress like the one Monroe wore two years later in The Seven Year Itch, Kerr lasers a knowing, weary sensuality. On the beach with a beau, when she removes her skirt to reveal a swimsuit, she could be Monroe's double; the resemblance is that close...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Her to Eternity | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...like, covered in juices right now?” While roommates poke their heads in to check on progress, Chen declares her thoughts behind the pending creation to be “meta.” She hopes to highlight the theme of metropolis by covering the entire white skirt with cascades of black flowers, illustrating both the griminess and beauty of cities. But by 11 a.m. the next morning, the plan has been slightly altered—as has Chen’s original tranquility. Instead of a dress cascading with flowers, Chen is fitting model Anne E. Austin...

Author: By Nicola C. Perlman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kathleen H. Chen '09 | 10/17/2007 | See Source »

...next morning to do the actual constructing. She considers using pages from the Style section of the New York Times, but instead opts for old FM issues. One and a half hours later, she has completed the centerpiece of her outfit: a multi-ply newspaper skirt with mod duct tape trim. For a finishing touch, Morton decorates the skirt with FM logos and owls from October 4th issue: “The FM script is like how you label your product, as if it’s a designer signature,” she explains. “Luckily...

Author: By Erin C. Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Thea S. Morton '06-'08 | 10/17/2007 | See Source »

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