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...awarded an honorary degree at a special convocation on Monday. At the ceremony Kennedy entered a select group thus distinguished by Harvard University, joining George Washington, Winston Churchill, and Nelson Mandela in the honor. Sen. Kennedy’s rise to his position atop American politics was, of course, a tumultuous one that unfolded across decades. The youngest son in one of this country’s most influential political dynasties, Kennedy decided against a career in professional football to take up what had become the family business. He won his brother John’s vacated Senate seat...
Last month a baby was shot dead in an inner suburb of East Timor's capital, Dili. His father, a policeman, had returned home from his shift and put his pistol atop a cupboard before lying down for a nap. A short time later, his frantic wife burst into the room, saying their six-year-old son had hold of the gun. Then a shot rang out. Rushing outside, the couple found their youngest child, a six-months-old boy, dead from a bullet wound...
...Thanksgiving morning, after the turkeys are safely in the oven but before the green bean casserole preparations begin, Santa Claus will travel 2.5 miles down the streets of Manhattan - from 77th Street to Macy's department store at 34th Street - riding high atop his first new sleigh in over 40 years as the key figure in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade...
Four Mather House residents swayed atop a rickety table, raised their cups to the air and pointed to a crude cardboard clock. The inebriated quartet began a rousing countdown of their sixth round of “Crunk Time.” Cold droplets of beer sprayed on their fellow House-mates, who reciprocated by chanting along and then chugging their drinks...
...come. With half of the team’s starters graduating, Gordon and the Crimson have a lot of work ahead of them if they expect to continue their dominance. With two rings in two years, Gordon knows what it’s going to take to stay atop the Ivy League...