GoogObits
Obituaries augmented by Google searches using hypertext enjambment. There is a lot to learn from the dead.
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GoogObits: One (Franco Modigliani, 85, Nobel-Winning Economist, Dies)
One Franco Modigliani wrote a Letter to the Editor of the New York Times that was published on Tuesday. His obituary was published today. One day at a time, everybody. One day at a time. Franco Modigliani, 85, Nobel-Winning Economist, Dies By LOUIS UCHITELLE Franco Modigliani, who received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science in 1985 for…
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GoogObits: Nothing (Bernard Manischewitz, Last in Family Firm, Dies at 89)
Nothing is forever. Not a name, not a beach, not control, not nothing is forever.
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GoogObits: Shorthand (Uganda Dictator Amin Dies at Saudi Hospital-Source Reuters)
Shorthand can be very effective when you want to get a robust point across quickly (“This guy’s on his way to becoming another Idi Amin”). But it can also tend to lull a populace. I
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Question (Hope / Reagan)
Can Reagan be far behind?
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GoogObits: Winner / Loser (Frank White, Rare Victor Over Clinton in Governor’s Race, Dies at 69)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 22 — Frank White, a former governor of Arkansas who was one of only two people to defeat Bill Clinton in an election, died at his home here on Wednesday. He was 69.