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...politics, marriages matter big time, as the Veep might put it. Since high school, Lynne has been the yin for her husband's yang. The quiet captain of the football team went into a full swoon over the drum majorette, who on their first date nearly 40 years ago wore a red strapless gown with a crinoline skirt, which Lynne jokes accounted for their second date. But he never actually asked her to marry him. "He was incremental about it," she says of a man who is incremental about little else...
...perfect drink. Though murky cauldrons of witchy punch are the traditional Halloween fare, the Vampire’s Kiss allows you to take part in the seasonal festivities while risking the terror of drinking unknown concoctions. Vampire’s Kiss is a potent cocktail capable of producing a swoon in any unsuspecting victim. The drink should have a deep red color. The salt adds a flavor reminiscent enough of blood that it will make you shudder. Best of all, the cocktail leaves you with stained, dripping red lips. Roasted pumpkin seeds, candied apples and—of course?...
...dollar is falling. Stocks are in a swoon. Foreigners are calling home capital. Corporate insiders are dumping shares by the bucketful. Individuals are redeeming mutual-fund shares. Pension funds are getting socked. Banks are taking loan-portfolio hits. This is all a direct result of the spreading collapse of confidence in U.S. companies and the executives and board members who run them--a crisis that threatens to untrack a fragile economic recovery. Speaking at an economic summit in Canada, President Bush said he was "concerned about the economic impact of the fact that there are some corporate leaders who have...
...three-game skid was part of a larger swoon that swallowed most of the Ivy season. After starting the season with four straight wins, the Crimson owned an 8-4 record midway through the season. But the meat of the Ivy season brought a disheartening 2-10 finish...
HIGHLIGHTS Harvard upsets Cornell at home and ties Michigan during regular season. After a 2-8-1 swoon, the Crimson rattles off four straight victories—three in overtime—to claim its first ECAC title since 1994. Harvard’s season ends in overtime, too, to Maine, 4-3, in NCAAs...