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'Emma Lazarus'
By Esther Schor
Schocken Books, $21.95
Emma Lazarus is known essentially for only one poem -- "The New
Colossus," affixed in 1903 to the base of the Statue of Liberty in
New York Harbor. Its most famous portion is "Give me your tired, your
poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
Lazarus, who lived only 38 years before she contracted a
mysterious disease, was a poet, a feminist, a Zionist, an immigrant-
rights activist and a Jewish-America...
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'A Briefer History of Time
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; 'A Briefer History of Time' By Stephen Hawking with Leonard Mlodinow Bantam, $18 (softcover) Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" is a publishing phenomenon, spending 72 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and selling 10 million copies. It explained string theory, dark matter and
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New York set to relax reinsurer collateral; Plan links amounts to financial strength.(News)
Business Insurance
; Byline: MEG FLETCHER NEW YORK-International reinsurers' campaign to relax collateral requirements on U.S. risks gained ground last week when New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo sent a regulatory modernization proposal to Gov. David Paterson's office for review. In addition to advancing
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Greater New York Chapter, The Links, Inc. Inducts Five New Members
The Culvert Chronicles
; The membership committee of Greater New York Chapter, The Links, Incorporated, under the leadership of Dr. Marcella Maxwell, was proud to preside over the induction of five new members during a recent ceremony held at the Wales Hotel Pied Piper Room, hosted by Mrs. Susan Austin. Established in
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New York Court Hears Gay Marriage Arguments
NPR Morning Edition
; ... of the justices asked whether civil unions would solve the issue, although neither side seemed to favor a compromise solution. Robert Smith, NPR News, New York. Content and Programming copyright 2006 National Public Radio, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Title: ""Bridge of Sighs""
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; Title: "Bridge of Sighs" Author: Richard Russo Publisher: Knopf Pages: 528 Price: $26.95 In a Nutshell: Pulitzer Prize-winner Russo has produced possibly his best book, an expansive but intriguing story of ordinary people in a small New York town, encompassing their entire lives, starting when the
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Digital River to Participate in ad:tech New York 2007 Event
Wireless News
; Wireless News 11-02-2007 Digital River to Participate in ad:tech New York 2007 Event WIRELESS NEWS-November 2, 2007-Digital River to Participate in ad:tech New York 2007 Event (C)2007 10Meters - http:// www.10meters.com Digital River, a provider of ...
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In New York, omnivore's nirvana
The Boston Globe
; RAVE NEW YORK - Zabar's may epitomize Upper West Side gourmet chic to many out-of-towners, but six blocks down Broadway at 74th Street is Fairway Market, a fruit-on-the-sidewalk, packed-to-the-gills purveyor of delicacies that more than one New York publication has called "legendary." Founded as a
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COWEN RAGES AT SARKOZY; (1) Vote again: Mr Sarkozy wants another referendum (2) Options: Mr Cowen in New York yesterday.
The Daily Mail (London, England)
; Byline: JOHN LEE BRIAN Cowen is said to befurious at French president Nicolas Sarkozys pronouncement that Ireland would have to hold a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty amid Cabinet fears of another No vote. Taoiseachs private fury at arrogant French intervention on Lisbon Senior Government
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'New York' magazine: Audio tapes reveal 'threatening' Talansky
Jerusalem Post
; Headline: 'New York' magazine: Audio tapes reveal 'threatening' Talansky Byline: YAAKOV LAPPIN Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 04 Wednesday, July 16, 2008 -- Transcripts of secret audio tapes of Long Island mogul Morris Talansky, made 20 years ...
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Cowen makes New York his first official visit.
The Daily Mail (London, England)
; BRIAN COWEN travels to the United States today for his first officialvisit since taking office. The Taoiseach will take part in a series ofengagements in New York. These will include meeting senior U.S. political and business figures, leadingmembers of the Irish-American community and cultural
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