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Should your travels through London's urban jungle bring on an appetite for, say, a juicy slab of wildebeest, then follow the trail to Archipelago, tel: (44-20) 7383 3346. Animal-rights activists camped on the doorstep[an error occurred while processing this directive] of this Fitzrovia restaurant when it first opened, but withdrew after management proved to them that the exotic meats on offer came from suppliers accredited by wildlife and conservation groups. Today, it's not placard wavers but curious diners hovering at the entrance of this intimate, 40-seat venue, anxious to try dishes that sound strangely...
...seven weeks, the Progressives had established the party in nearly every state and were back in Chicago for their first national convention. But who were the Progressives? Although Republicans of the day cast the Progressives as radicals, in truth they were teachers and lawyers, farmers and small-town folk, urban reformers of every ilk, crusaders for peace and women's suffrage, champions of the little guy. They were less a movement than a catch basin for civic-minded men and women impatient with politics as usual but a bit frightened of Eugene V. Debs and his Socialist Party. While many...
...work." Quite simply, the author of The Winning of the West aimed to clean up Dodge, even if it had 2 million people. Although he never entirely succeeded--who could?--T.R.'s time on the police beat gave the Knickerbocker aristocrat a glimpse of life among the urban poor that shaped the Progressive he became...
...WHAT DID NICOLE KIDMAN AND KEITH URBAN DO TO ENSURE A LOVELY AUSTRALIAN WEDDING...
...Well, it was a very important issue for me personally before I ever got involved in politics. I worked with a group called Urban Ministries, a faith-based group in North Carolina, to help address the needs of the poor. So once I was elected to [the Senate], it became an issue, particularly when I was running for President, an issue that I wanted to talk about. Part of what I believe. And then when the election was over, we had a meeting with a group of friends of mine, when I was deciding what I'd spend my time...