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...that she was 17 when he was born. With luck, her math skills will improve when she receives the $88 million she was awarded in March from the estate of her late husband, oil tycoon Howard Marshall. If not, starting in August, viewers can watch her squander the cash when the E! channel airs a reality series of her life. E! says it had the idea before The Osbournes (though that show's success probably sped up production). Smith's once sybaritic ways have abated since Marshall died at age 90 in 1995 and she gave up modeling to become...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 10, 2002 | 6/10/2002 | See Source »

...Must...squander...talent...Must...become...laughingstock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Lincoln White House Tapes | 4/1/2002 | See Source »

...face down the "triangle of terror," a reference to Bush's declaration that Iran, Iraq and North Korea are an "axis of evil." With such talk coming from both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, the defense budget seems sure to be going up, up and away, into the wild blue squander...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Lessons Of Afghanistan | 2/18/2002 | See Source »

...needs, we want and though society has a tendency to exalt our position, individuality falls prey to both equally. The greatest opportunity afforded by our privileged position is the chance to invert the pernicious relationship that subsumes the self to money. But instead of seizing this opportunity we often squander it, expressing a willingness to sacrifice anything if the price is right...

Author: By Kevin Hartnett, | Title: What Do You Do? | 2/11/2002 | See Source »

...issues would jeopardize the council’s ability to make tangible improvements in the quality of life of undergraduates. Part of Gusmorino’s success lay in the trust the administration had in his opinions; it would be sad to see this year’s council squander that trust by making irrelevant policy stands...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: A Step in the Wrong Direction | 2/7/2002 | See Source »

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