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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Really,” I said. “I’m a twin. I swear.” His disbelief was incomprehensible to me. For years, everyone had known me as, first and foremost, a twin. Then, one day during the summer of seventh grade, I suddenly felt unable to justify a huge part of my identity. Because even though I am mostly Emily Graff, I am also a Graff twin...

Author: By Emily C. Graff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Tale of Two Twins | 4/9/2008 | See Source »

...parliamentary speaker and close aide to Bhutto, who spent four years in jail on allegations that he abused his authority during Bhutto's second term as premier in the 1990s. Pakistan's new parliament is set to vote on a Prime Minister Monday, with President Pervez Musharraf due to swear in the new premier Tuesday. Gilani's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will form a government in coalition with the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Together, the two parties have well over half the seats in parliament and Gilani's election should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan's PPP Chooses Premier | 3/22/2008 | See Source »

...swear, if we up the school spirit, we will enjoy Harvard more. Happy students attend football games. So don’t hate on the recruiters—it’s benefiting...

Author: By Nicola C. Perlman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Love It: Athletic Recruiting | 3/11/2008 | See Source »

...without end: He lacked the money, the connections, the Washington advisors and the endorsements. He was too openly religious. He had a funny last name and crooked teeth, and the fiscal conservatives didn't trust him. His books offered oddly quaint instructions, like "report litter" and "don't swear." He had once supported the release from prison of a rapist, Wayne DuMond, who went on to commit murder. His campaign staff could, for a time, be counted on one hand, then two. He was never expected to be a serious factor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Huckabee's Improbable Insurgency | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...that news, I have only this to say: Chipotle, my master, please don’t tarry any longer. I swear I will never again glance at any other burrito chain, especially not Qdoba. My wallet is yours—just let me in those doors...

Author: By Karan Lodha | Title: Revenge of the Chips | 3/4/2008 | See Source »

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