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JUNIE B. JONES She loves the word stupid, and her grammar isn't stellar, but her unique brand of chaos has helped sell more than 43 million copies since the 27-volume book series debuted...
...first U.S. state to confront the issue, pioneering potty parity laws in 1987, mandating, for example, that new buildings must have at least 50% more stalls available for women than for men. Other states and major cities like New York and Chicago have followed suit. "Unisex was a dirty word when they started this project in La Jolla," says Mary Coakley, who spearheaded the construction of an all-user-friendly beachfront restroom in San Diego. "But in the end everyone was really happy...
...Oprah who needed to apologize for her behavior in the affair. Talese argued that Frey, in the gripping manuscript he submitted, had described himself as a liar, a cheater and an addict, and under those circumstances she did not believe she was reading "the New Testament," where every word was avowed truth. She described Oprah as exhibiting "fiercely bad manners...
...vote, in the Finance Committee, with unanimous support from the Committee's Republicans, made it clear that protectionism is no longer a dirty word in the either major party - especially not ahead of a presidential election. The Democrats' presidential front-runners share Congress's increasing hostility to free trade, and China isn't their only target: former North Carolina Senator John Edwards and Illinois Senator Barack Obama have both called for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. And even New York Senator and former First Lady Hillary Clinton opposes a proposed free-trade deal with South Korea...
Other disputes, though not lethal, changed lives. In 1883 Sir Francis Galton, an English anthropologist, coined the word eugenics, which he later defined as the study of hereditary factors that "improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations." Inspired by eugenics, a number of U.S. states passed laws in the early 20th century allowing those presumed to have bad genes to be sterilized by government order. In 1927 the case of Carrie Buck, a young woman in a Virginia home for the feebleminded, reached the Supreme Court. Writing for an 8-1 decision, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. said...