Edgar Wilson Nye was one of the late nineteenth century's most prominent humorists. His reputation so rivaled Mark Twain's that Twain was jealous of the younger man's talents. Except for one attempted...
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An essayist, journalist, platform lecturer, playwright, and writer of burlesque history, Bill Nye was one of the most important humorists of the second half of the nineteenth century. Although born in...
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Edgar Wilson (Bill) Nye treated a generation of newspaper readers to two decades (1876-1896) of humor, written simply and naturally. He used words as symbols of things familiar to his readers, whether...
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A radical Australian cleric who sparked outrage by encouraging children to sacrifice their lives for Islam has claimed his remarks were misinterpreted, as Muslim leaders were divided Friday in thei...
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North Korea's state media criticized President Bush on Friday for calling Pyongyang one of the world's "brutal regimes," saying the remark shows an inconsistent U.S. policy toward the communist cou...
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Text of President Bush's remarks to U.S. troops at Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq on Monday, as transcribed by the White House.___Thank you all. General, thank you very much. It's an honor to be with you...
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the highest-ranking black woman in government history, said Friday the racist, sexist comments that got radio shock jock Don Imus fired were "disgusting."In her...
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Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang apologized Saturday for a comment that too much democracy could lead to another Cultural Revolution, when gangs of youths were given free rein to persecute suspected g...
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After William Weaver was convicted of the 1987 murder of a key witness in a federal drug case, the prosecutor told jurors to think beyond Weaver and send a message to drug dealers by returning a se...
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rebuked Japan's health minister Monday for calling women "birth machines," a remark that caused an outcry in the country.But Abe dismissed calls for the embattled minister...
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Former NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway apologized again Sunday for his anti-gay remarks, telling a Miami television station that he "didn't mean" to say what he said in a South Florida radio interview la...
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South Korea again criticized Japan's prime minister Saturday for disavowing his country's responsibility for using Asian women as sex slaves for Japanese troops in World War II.Japanese Prime Minis...
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Two male Malaysian lawmakers were forced to apologize Friday for
making sexist remarks about a fellow lawmaker's menstrual cycle a
week ago.
The comments sparked a huge uproar among women'...
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Edgar Wilson Nye
Australia cleric: Remarks misinterpreted
