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...writes that because his race was one of the factors that got him a doctoral fellowship at Stanford, "I was never able to be as proud of getting into Stanford as my [nonblack] classmates could be." But he didn't turn down the fellowship. Instead, he wants to spare future generations of blacks such anguish by immediately abolishing affirmative action, thereby bestowing on them "the gift" of competing as equals...
...Replaced Thrust Reverser A spare part is installed in Engine No. 2 causing investigators initially to blame the crash on faulty repairs...
...doesn't spare the analysis: "But it was the McCain speech that carried the greatest political significance. The Arizona senator has a higher approval rating in the polls than either Bush or Gore and is especially favored by independents and ticket-splitters, whose votes may well decide the election...
...Cable TV, especially the 24-hour fashion channel, has brought with it a dramatically different notion of dressing. Tight skirts, cocktail dresses and power suits are In, even for women used to being seen in a wispy sari. As the Indian economy prospers, there is much more income to spare on designer wear. "The quality [of contestants] has definitely improved, and now any of our finalists are near international standards," says the Times group's Guha. "Today...
...captivating but not always pretty emotions. Kina spent the mid-'90s singing in the pop R.-and-B. group Brownstone. Here she discards that bland sound for a pungent mixture of rock and soul that gives her hard, clear voice a surprisingly potent charge. She builds her songs around spare assertions of womanly independence, slamming the people who stood in her way or the lover who doubted her. These are the kinds of musical declarations that are more persuasive than a whole truckload of Dom Perignon...