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...until recently competed for the title of "worst since the Great Depression." The current recession has undisputed claim to that title. And while we may be about to climb out of it, don't be surprised if we endure more downturns. Think of a W shape--maybe multiple Ws...
...came in, they were wide,” Tillman said. “We like that those games are now tighter, but at the end of the day, our goal is to win them. We’re not looking for moral victories, we’re looking for Ws. If we don’t get them, we’re selling ourselves short. Our kids are good enough to win these games.” —Staff writer Madeleine I. Shapiro can be reached at mshapiro@fas.harvard.edu...
...whole minutes. But, hey, who’s counting? Will Shortz, Editor of The New York Times Crossword Roving Reporter (RR): Mr. Shortz, it’s an honor to meet you. So, what’s your favorite crossword clue of all time? Will Shortz (WS): The answer was “spiral staircase.” The clue was “it may turn into a different story.” RR: I like it! So, I know you are responsible for editing the Sunday New York Times crossword, but how long do you think it would...
...states have a right to regulate the circumstances under which a woman may terminate a pregnancy. O'Connor disputed what she called the court majority's ''ad hoc nullification'' of a state regulation. Government intervention in deeply personal decisions was also central to the Baby Doe ruling. Baby Doe ws an infant boy born in 1982 suffering from Down's syndrome, a congenital condition characterized by mental retardation. An Indiana hospital let him starve to death after his parents decided to forgo surgery to remove an obstruction in his esophagus. Profoundly upset by the news, President Reagan ordered the Department...
...ever Crossword Puzzle Tournament, FM sat down with Will Shortz, editor of The New York Times’ daily crossword, to talk about Rubik’s cubes, the English lexicon, and the word “ucalegon.”1.FM: Are you excited about the tournament today? WS: I am excited about the tournament. If you go back twenty years, crosswords were thought of as an old person thing and most people who created and solved puzzles were basically fifty and older…Now there seem to be a lot of young people doing crosswords.2.FM...