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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...became clear on Saturday that while B.C. has by far the more polish and experience, the Crimson has just as much raw talent on the ice. Harvard cannot pass with precision and sling the puck around the ice like B.C. can, but it was also clear that the Crimson can skate with, and certainly outmuscle, the mighty Eagles...

Author: By Mike Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The "V" Spot: Welcome Back | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

With an IQ that has been tested between 53 and 60 (an IQ of 70 is considered the threshold of mental retardation), Penry reportedly spends his days drawing with crayons and looking at comic books, since he cannot read. He was removed from school before finishing the first grade by his mother, who, according to relatives and a former neighbor, habitually beat Penry on the head with a belt buckle, locked him indoors for prolonged periods and made him drink his own urine. At 12, he was sent to a state school for the mentally retarded. In a recent interview...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Should John Penry Die? | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

...last song on Black & Blue is a ballad titled How Did I Fall in Love with You. The vocals are quiet and breathy, the harmonies on the chorus are sweet and fluttery, and it's all supported by sighing strings. The Boys sing lines like "I cannot hide I can't erase/ The way you make me feel inside/You complete me girl that's why." The gushing, unapologetic pathos of the song may stink like rotten milk to some listeners. But if you're willing to accept sentiment in place of emotion, corniness in place of craft and corporate marketing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Where The Boys Are | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

...hard on the dimpled ballots. Boies has been telling everyone who would listen that there are more than 10,000 votes in Miami-Dade that have never been counted because the voting machines spit them out. Declared Boies Sunday afternoon: "Until those votes are counted, this election cannot be over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Florida Is Certified — But Do We Have a President? | 11/26/2000 | See Source »

...point," says the expert, "is that we're in the 'noise' [meaning in an inarticulate zone of error where the truth is unknowable] if we get down to a few hundred votes separating Bush and Gore. The technology simply cannot be expected to correctly represent the count, no matter what 'rules' you come up with for counting hanging and dimpled chads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ah, the Talk This Thanksgiving... | 11/22/2000 | See Source »

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