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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...true that welfare mothers are not normally sticklers for down pillows, although I suppose all that could change under an Administration guided by compassionate conservatism. Even so, I will never use Bush's pillow preference against him. In fact, I might point out that, if my experience is any guide, it could be an asset if he's President. I see him sitting next to the Prime Minister on a state visit to Greece. The Prime Minister, being a reader of the American press, is braced to be asked how the Grecians are doing or whether Athens has any major...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Down to Business | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...Nashes' decision has prompted inevitable questions about the ethical implications of parents' choosing their offspring's features as if they were options on a minivan. But even as the issue is debated, the practice is catching on. Already, 300 IVF babies in the U.S. have been born after the same genetic-screening procedure the Nashes used, though in those cases the goal was simply to ensure that the embryos were not carrying serious genetic defects...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Designer Baby | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...sure every guest enjoys a complete Christmas. Ranch hands decorate for days, looping garlands and hanging lights. There is a grand tree in the main lodge and a smaller one in each room that guests can decorate themselves. The pastry chef creates a gingerbread replica of the ranch that even includes recognizable ranch hands. After Christmas Eve dinner, Santa arrives on a sleigh pulled by horses decked in bells and wreaths to hand out a gift to each child. On Christmas Day a family can ride on horseback through the forest before a feast that features a turkey on every...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Not Home For The Holidays | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...they can ride on packed trails where they will hear nothing but the muffled thump of the horse's hooves and the whistling of the wind through the pines and aspens. There are many other ways to traverse the great outdoors: cross-country skis, snowshoes, sleds, skates and snowmobiles--even a sleigh behind two Belgian draft horses. Downhill-ski enthusiasts can schuss at nearby Winter Park and Silver Creek...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Not Home For The Holidays | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...Even though Maui is 7,300 miles from the North Pole, Santa will make it there in time--in an outrigger canoe. But instead of "Merry Christmas!" he'll probably be calling out "Mele Kalikimaka...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Not Home For The Holidays | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

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