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Quine professed to be bored by even the best lectures he attended during his days as a student. But he spent nearly four decades teaching, until his retirement in 1978.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Philosopher Quine Dies at 92 on Christmas Day | 1/5/2001 | See Source »

For 50 years expats like the Sargents have flocked to this area, known as the Land of Eternal Spring. The Mexican government requires only an FM-3 visa, easy to obtain for those with an annual income of about $12,000. Mexico's second largest city, Guadalajara--which offers shopping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Retirement: Lake Chapala, Mexico | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

Six years ago, Katherine Harris was an obscure Sarasota, Fla., socialite, a Harvard-educated heiress juggling a real estate job, arts charities and a short-lived nightclub gig doing the chicken dance and exhorting the audience to join in. She was also, say friends, bored silly.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election 2000: Woman on the Verge of Certifying | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

The abolition of state-by-state, winner-take-all electoral votes would speed the disintegration of the already weakened two-party system. It would encourage single-issue ideologues and eccentric millionaires to jump into presidential contests. The multiplication of splinter parties would make it hard for major-party candidates to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Electoral College Debate: Election 2000: It's A Mess, But We've Been Through It Before | 11/20/2000 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Nov. 20, 2000 | 11/20/2000 | See Source »

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