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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...when his state's high court cleared the way for gay marriage, Gov. Mitt Romney invoked a law from 1913 prohibiting Massachusetts marriage licenses from being given to nonresident couples whose union would be "void" in their home state. Anti-integrationists were plain wrong then; black people had no master plan to destroy the institution of the white family. Who's to say the forces against gay marriage won't be proven Chicken Littles as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Viewpoint: Civil Rights and Gay Rights | 10/25/2005 | See Source »

...smart women. Aware - and somewhat chagrined - that they'll never be the shapeliest beauties in the room, classic Balasko characters waste no time trying to seduce with verbal niceties or polite formalities. Adapting that approach to a more wounded and vulnerable persona, Berry first created a stir as the plain, plump, unfairly named Lolita in Look At Me, who tries desperately to win affection in a world dominated by a famous, self-obsessed father. She followed up with another impressive portrayal as the teenage double-bass virtuoso and aspiring jazz musician Hannah, whose sweet struggles with sexist bandmates, a stiflingly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Her Own Woman | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

...Wild Oats national specialty chain of natural-food stores, says the consumer demand for these sugars mirrors the organic-food boom, with sales growing at a rate of 25% a year. "Once customers taste these sugars," he says, "they find it shocking to go back to the plain white stuff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ain't That Sweet! | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

...have a favorite laundry product? It's a matter of using what's appropriate for the job. All detergents are good. I like simple ones: no softeners, no bleaches. Just plain detergent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spin-Cycle Guru | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

Tired of the same old chicken of the sea recipe? Then try this European-styled take on the good-ol’ American treat. Mix plain tuna with vanilla yogurt, olive oil, garlic, and lemon pepper. Toss mixture into a pita, and sprinkle cheese inside of the pita. Grill the whole thing on a sandwich griller until its golden brown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Snacky Snack | 10/19/2005 | See Source »

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