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...response to the oft-heard misnomer “cheesy family band,” the taint of which the group has tried to escape for their near decade in the public spotlight, Hanson today is undaunted and remains idealistic...
...student” comes first in student-athlete. We all earned our admission here in the same way Schalkwyk did: in the classroom. At Harvard, there are no diplomas awarded to athletes with a special “athlete” stamp that would magically taint our diplomas. Our diplomas are the same as yours...
...allegations taint his legacy, burnished by his commitment to his cancer foundation. (Armstrong says he lobbied President Bush for $1 billion in cancer research during a recent bike ride in Crawford, Texas.) Lab tests have proved that Armstrong is a physically superior athlete. His heart, for instance, is larger than average, so when times are tough he has more resilience than his adversaries. He may need it once again. --By Sean Gregory. With reporting by James Graff
...contrast, Kelly's career is built on a mattress. Even if his new album, with such songs as Sex Weed and (Sex) Love Is What We Makin', survives the taint of creepiness--and it's a credit to his skills as a hitmaker that it almost does--the prosecution's key piece of evidence is available to anyone with an Internet connection. It's an explicit 26-minute video (widely believed to be one of the most bootlegged in history) called R. Kelly Exposed. Once you've seen the visuals--their authenticity is questioned by Kelly's lawyer, though...
...said it wants to help the University prevent what it called “hypocritical and unethical investment practices that threaten to taint Harvard’s reputation...