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Books: Life before death Peter Stanford, author of a new biography of Bronwen Astor, the Fifties model turned chatelaine of Cliveden during the Profumo scandal, assesses the pros and cons of writing about a subject who's still around
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At its most recent meeting, the Biographers' Club debated the
perennial question of whether a decent book can be written while its
subject is still in this world. Among those chipping in were Gary
O'Connor, whose revealing 1998 biography of the late Queen Mother of
theatre, Peggy Ashcroft, ruffled the feathers of her widower and
daughter; John Campbell, whose forthcoming account of Margaret
Thatcher is to be completed without ever having interviewed her; and
Penny Junor whose life of Princess Diana came out in pre- and post-
Andrew Morton versions during her reign as "queen of hearts" and has ...
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THE TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMY:ROBERT D. HORMATS
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; ...using that relationship toboost America`s international competitiveness...relationship is one of the central drivers of the world economy...foreign source`` of jobs in America. European-ownedfirms in...Europe. And this is not only in America`sinterest -- it is in Europe...
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Living Colour: Keeping The Music Alive
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; ...one of the most recognizable guitar riffs ever recorded in America. (Soundbite of song, "Cult of Personality") RAZ: That...get to a certain age, if the music for its own sake isn't central, it falls away, and I see that with a lot of just a lot of...
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SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON DELIVERS REMARKS AT "DIPLOMACY AT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS" RECEPTION HONORING EMPLOYEES
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; ...the most important work we do in the Middle East, inSouth Central Asia, Africa and Europe. They are in one of the 17 locationsthat...and women of that caliber representing theUnited States of America. I know I've probably seen some of your family members in...
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The 'Sacrifice Generation' Comes to America
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; ...the process of immigrating to America and staying with or without...the fields of California's Central Valley. He had little education...the finest universities in America. Romero's story is one of...the lives of immigrants in America. It's called "From Every...
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