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Profile of Martin S Feldstein, influential Harvard economics professor who holds no official government role but has been mentor to many on Pres Bush's economic team; his stature and his vigorous defense of Pres Bush's economic policies discussed; photo; tables of biographical data and of prominent economic figures who were his students at Harvard or worked with him there (M)
Article on Shellie McDowell, owner of Shellie McDowell Millinery in Brooklyn, NY, who is one of US's top designers of church hats for black women; photos (M)
Anemona Hartocollis Coping column on impact on ordinary New Yorkers of new fees, fines and taxes that Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing to close city budget gap; drawing (M)
Casco, white gelding approaching 20 years of age, leads triumphal march in Aida and handles most other horse assignments at Metropolitan Opera; spends his off-stage hours at Claremont Riding Academy, where he is popular mount for children's lessons; photos (M)
Workers Defense League and Unemployment Action Center free representation to people denied unemployment benefits in New York; only about 30 percent of people who attend hearings without advocate are likely to prevail; usually, employee has no idea of how to present winning case; graphs compare claims appealed with and without advocacy; (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 27, 2002, covering December 1, 2002.
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Missy Elliott
Justin Timberlake
Pearl Jam
2002Edward L. Beach Jr., American captain and author (born 1918)[†]
Edward Latimer Beach Jr. was a United States Navy submarine officer and author.
2002Dave McNally, American baseball player (born 1942)[†]
David Arthur McNally was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 1962 through 1975, most notably as a member of the Baltimore Orioles dynasty that won four American League pennants and two World Series championships between 1966 and 1971. A three-time All-Star, McNally won 20 or more games for four consecutive seasons from 1968 through 1971. He was one of four 20-game winners for the 1971 Orioles, currently the last team as of 2023 to have four 20-win pitchers on the same roster.
In 2002, the world population was approximately 6,337,730,342 people[†]