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...justice system, led by Garland Allen, professor of biology at Washington University, Paul Billings, director of GeneSage, which applies genetic technology to practical use, James D. Watson, known for his part in the discovery of the structure of DNA and Lindon J. Eaves, professor of human genetics at the Virginia Commonwealth University...
...greatest physical trauma in the life of the White House was its burning in 1814 by the British troops who marched nonchalantly down Pennsylvania Avenue; ate the meal prepared for James Madison, who had fled to Virginia; watched their commander, Rear Admiral George Cockburn, brandish Dolley Madison's chair cushion, declaring it would help him remember Dolley's "seat." The British sailors then torched the place...
...eroding Bush's narrow lead. But in her defense, Harris can say, as she has repeatedly, that she was just enforcing the deadline for reporting votes set out by the Florida legislature. It's not a completely frivolous point: the law can often be strict about deadlines. In 1992 Virginia executed convicted killer Roger Coleman after the Supreme Court held that his lawyers waived his constitutional claims by missing a deadline for filing legal papers...
...Starting football late didn't hurt Morris, a naturally gifted and speedy athlete. He played wide receiver, cornerback, kicker and punter and was also penciled in as a backup quarterback. Senior year he led his high school to an undefeated season and earned a first-team All-Virginia award at cornerback. He was also a CNN/SI First Team All-Region and an All-America nominee...
...Morris was recruited as both a cornerback and wide receiver, but the latter was more important to him. He looked at Virginia, North Carolina and Washington, among others, before turning his attention to the Ivy League. In classic Harvard fashion, it was family ties that sealed the deal...