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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...silly and foolish and playful, but when you've got that many kids waiting for you to say something meaningful ... I really put a lot of thought and effort into what I needed and wanted to say. But it was an experience, that's for sure. I got my doctorate there. I got to be Dr. Dolly. So that was all wonderful. But I was a little bit scared. Speaking is a little different for me than performing. But they came to enjoy it and it went over well, and hopefully I said some meaningful things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dolly Parton | 6/22/2009 | See Source »

...Amazon can't make a deal with the publishers, it can always just become a publisher. That's where Princess Alera of Hytanica makes her royal entrance. Last year, speaking to Publishers Weekly, Bezos pooh-poohed the idea of Amazon publishing books: "I'm not sure we have any skills per se to be a content originator," he said. "Why would we be better at it? It's a well-served industry." That it may be. But as Amazon Encore demonstrates, Amazon does have one very important skill: it gathers better data on how readers buy books than anybody else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Amazon Taking Over the Book Business? | 6/22/2009 | See Source »

...advocates of celibacy reform got a surprising boost from then-outgoing Cardinal Edward Egan of New York, who told a Catholic radio host that the celibacy question was "a perfectly legitimate discussion." He suggested that celibacy might not be a reasonable expectation in every locale. "I am not so sure it wouldn't be a good idea to decide on the basis of geography and culture, not to make an across-the-board determination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sex and the Priestly: Father Cutie Renews Celibacy Debate | 6/21/2009 | See Source »

...Rumsfeld wanted to be sure I saw the many letters of praise and kind words he had received following the announcement of his resignation. He had sorted the letters according to source - members of Congress, foreign dignitaries, U.S. military personnel, former associates, friends - and filed them in large, three-ring binders. The correspondence noted Rumsfeld's contributions to the war on terrorism, commended him for his drive to transform the U.S. military, and expressed thanks for his public service...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Donald Rumsfeld in Repose | 6/21/2009 | See Source »

DePass, Rusty • Facebook posting about an escaped gorilla prompts racist comment by - "I'm sure it's just one of Michelle's ancestors" - that leads to the loss of the job of and the offering of the obligatory apology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Preposterous Week! Paul Slansky's News Index | 6/19/2009 | See Source »

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