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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...walking through the Moscow subway system when a woman grabbed my arm and said in Russian, “Hide your wallet. The Gypsies are crying.” It was only later that I realized what her cryptic warning meant. In Russia, I was repeatedly warned to avoid Gypsies at all costs because of the risk of becoming a victim of Gypsy hypnosis. This practice, in which Gypsies attempt to hypnotize subway riders and others in Russia so that they give away all their money, is a growing problem in Russia; the tough economic climate and social ostracism...

Author: By Charles A. Lacalle | Title: Racism and the Romani | 11/10/2009 | See Source »

Susan Marine, director of the Women’s Center, described Dobkin as “a pioneer in the folk music scene and as a woman musician in general...

Author: By Alice E. M. Underwood, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Queer Artist Speaks at Women’s Center | 11/10/2009 | See Source »

Karl Lagerfeld's rejection of the "round woman" in Verbatim reflects his strange bent toward ultra-gaunt models [Oct. 26]. But then one look at Lagerfeld is an experience in weirdness. Kudos to the German magazine Brigitte for featuring real women and recognizing female beauty as something other than a skeleton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

...speech entered American lore. "You look for one line you remember a President by," says Ken Duberstein, a former White House chief of staff who accompanied Reagan on the day of his Berlin speech. "FDR is easy. Bill Clinton is easy: 'I did not have sex with that woman.' What is Ronald Reagan going to be remembered by? One line: 'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this Wall.'" (Watch TIME's video "The Words (and Deeds) that Brought Down the Berlin Wall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reagan's Speech That Ended the Cold War | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

Kaplan said he especially enjoyed talking with the host, Meredith Viera. “I did a little Google and Wikipedia stalking,” said Kaplan. “She definitely looks good for an older woman...

Author: By Damilare K Sonoiki, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Grad Student Wins Big On TV | 11/9/2009 | See Source »

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