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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...spent much of her court time in the "second chair," providing advice and often doing the heavy legal lifting for the lead attorney on a case. Being second chair was less glamorous than taking the lead, and it didn't come naturally to someone so outspoken, eloquent and whip-smart. But it gave Elizabeth what she wanted--more manageable hours and more time to spend with her children. And it was great training for advising her husband through a meteoric six-year rise from political neophyte to vice-presidential nominee. "I feel like I've honed my skills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elizabeth Edwards: The Other Lawyer At Home | 7/19/2004 | See Source »

...cares if it's just fluff? This summer positively purrs with kitty cinema. In Catwoman, due July 23, a vengeance-seeking HALLE BERRY uses her feline powers to whip an evil cosmetics company into shape. An Oscar winner in a shredded-leather suit? Dog people of the world, surrender...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Litter Of Feline Films | 7/12/2004 | See Source »

...smart as a whip and he gave a spectacular speech,” Vietor said...

Author: By Evan M. Vittor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Working Toward GLobalization, HBS Expands Recruiting in China | 7/2/2004 | See Source »

Zakrzewski naturally has pin-straight brown hair, but when she’s performing in a concert—or simply planning to make an appearance at a party—she’ll whip her thin hair into big curls...

Author: By Anne K. Kofol, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Whether Donning Coats of Bright Red or Fur, Concert Pianist Basks in Spotlight | 6/10/2004 | See Source »

...novel, The Return of the Dancing Master (New Press; 391 pages), gives homicide a moody elegance. The victim, Herbert Molin, was a retired police officer with a fondness for jigsaw puzzles who lived in a remote, wooded part of the country. So why would somebody take the trouble to whip every inch of skin off his back and the soles of his feet? And why would that person leave behind bloody footprints in the pattern of a tango step at the crime scene...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Murder Most Exotic | 6/7/2004 | See Source »

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