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...Christopher Reeve, a Creative Coalition co-founder, was the star of the show, cracking jokes from his wheelchair and positively embarrassng wife Dana, whom he called his "medicine" through six months of hard rehab after the accident that left him paralyzed. "I have a confession to make," he joked. "This was a cheap ploy to get you all here. I could use a directing gig right away!" After the laughter died down, he got serious, noting that his father had joined a labor union while in college and later became a hard-core Communist, making politics a big part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democratic Party Favors: Star Power to the People | 8/18/2000 | See Source »

...Recipients and their guests were treated to fresh shrimp and platters of pastries at a reception after the ceremony. Admirers, including Attorney General Janet Reno greeted Galbraith, who was seated in a wheelchair near the entrance...

Author: By Shira H. Fischer, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Clinton Awards Galbraith Top Civilian Medal | 8/11/2000 | See Source »

...homeless - gathered at City Hall for a trek to the RNC site at the First Union Center in South Philadelphia. Thousands of single-file protesters started down four miles of Broad Street. Placards and banners alternated with chanters ("Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Poverty has got to go!"); a 13-wheelchair convoy of accessible housing advocates; and a giant elephant head with a cleverly hinged trunk. One protesting canine had "LOVE" shaved into his flank (missed, it seems, by the PETA contingent in giant pig costumes who cruised through the throng in a red Mustang convertible). Tuesday's demonstrators primarily targeted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hey, Commish — Love the Shorts! | 8/1/2000 | See Source »

...HUPD unit was dispatched to assist a person who had fallen out of a wheelchair...

Author: By Ben M. Briandet and Rajae Merzoug, S | Title: Police Log | 7/28/2000 | See Source »

MOOSE MURDERS, 1983 This farce featured Holland Taylor as the wife of a quadriplegic who rose from his wheelchair and kicked a moose-suited attacker in the groin during the climax. It ran for one performance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bombs over Broadway | 7/3/2000 | See Source »

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