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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Congress is about to make life a lot tougher--and more expensive--for people like the Trapp family of Plantation, Fla. As if their life isn't hard enough already. Eight-year-old Annelise, the oldest of the three Trapp children, is a bright, spunky, dark-haired wisp who suffers from a degenerative muscular condition. She lives in a wheelchair or bed, is tied to a respirator at least eight hours a day, eats mostly through a tube and requires round-the-clock nursing care. Doctors have implanted steel rods in her back to stem the curvature of her spine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Money & Politics: Who Gets Hurt?: Soaked By Congress | 5/15/2000 | See Source »

...think Hollywood is really taken aback by Harvard and its programs,i Rosow said as she tucked a blonde wisp of hair behind her ear. iYou can succeed in this industry without being a born writer or educated in the art of producing. Itis just important that youire knowledgeable about a lot of little things and have big ideas that you can bring to life. I think we really get that drive to success and creativity at Harvard.i...

Author: By A.c. Marek, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Where Sitcoms Come From | 2/24/2000 | See Source »

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