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...which kicks off with prayers for a colon-cancer victim, is heavy with talk of illness and grandchildren. But as a grandfather of 10 gets up to testify, an unexpectedly joyful noise seeps through the floorboards--the sounds of salsa-inflected guitars and tambourines. The musicians, practicing in a basement fellowship room, belong to a fast-growing young Latino Baptist congregation that has shared Kingshighway's building for the past two years. After the old white folks leave, the Peruvian-born Rev. Amadeo Torres and his Spanish-speaking congregation go upstairs. The pews fill with worshippers from eight countries, including...
...First, all soft-money and corporate contributions to campaigns will be banned. Second, no lobbying activities will be permitted within 20 miles of the Capitol. Finally, to increase communication and cooperation, the President and the Speaker of the House will share a single small office in the White House basement. Members of the media were not allowed in any government buildings today. But they were reassured that at 11am tomorrow, Vice President Al Gore and Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Fred Thompson will address a joint press conference on the Capitol steps to answer all of their questions about...
...cover story in 1969, she interviewed Vladimir Nabokov in the Swiss hotel where he lived. Her description of the Winter Dining Room there was an early example of her keen eye: "a smallish chamber in the hotel basement, which, despite lavish importation of daffodils and red tulips, is a frightful miniature of desolation." That was one of many reports that caught the eye of managing editor Henry Grunwald, who promoted her to senior editor. "She dazzled us with her sheer intelligence and her gentle, ironic smile. We knew that we had a treasure in Martha and that...
...Kathleen I. Kouril '82, sends out surveys after being hired as a consultant for Loker Commons, the struggling student cener and restaurant area in the basement Memorial Hall. In early January, Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III cut back Loker hours to save money. Survey results announced in April suggest students want a TV lounge and brand-name fast food to bring them and their money back to Loker Commons, according to an analysis by Kouril, a former Crimson editor...
...went over to her house while she was at a doctor's appointment, and I hid in the basement," he says. "Her housemate made up this scavenger hunt for her because it was her birthday...