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...adoptees, Cambodian-born MADDOX, 4, and Ethiopian-born ZAHARA MARLEY, 1. The oft denied romance began amid rumors that Pitt and his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston split because he wanted to start a family. Enter irresistible, orphan-toting U.N. spokeswoman Jolie, and by December, a smitten Pitt was formally adopting Maddox and Zahara. Jolie has said she would like to adopt again. Apparently, the couple's shared dream of a U.N.-style playroom has only just begun...
...denied romance began amid rumors that Pitt and his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston separated because he wanted to start a family and Aniston did not. Enter that irresistible, orphan-toting United Nations spokeswoman Jolie on the 2005 set of Smith, and by last December a smitten Pitt was formally adopting Maddox and Zahara. Jolie, who is in the Dominican Republic filming The Good Shepherd with Matt Damon, has said she would like to adopt again. Apparently the couple's shared dream of a UN-style playroom has only just begun...
...once held by Karl Rove), Norquist serving as executive director and the two of them mentoring a baby-faced summer intern from Georgia named Ralph Reed, who would later turn the Christian Coalition into a political powerhouse. Abramoff and Norquist dreamed up plenty of headline-getting stunts?like an adopt-a-contra appeal, with posters imploring, ONLY 53 CENTS A DAY WILL SUPPORT A NICARAGUAN FREEDOM FIGHTER. But they also annoyed the Reagan team, to the point that they were barred from a White House reception for the medical students rescued during the 1983 invasion of Grenada, according to Gang...
...read instead by administrators. Jones said the Dover case was the result of ?the activism of an ill-informed faction on a school board, aided by a national public interest law firm eager to find a constitutional test case on ID, who in combination drove the board to adopt an imprudent and ultimately unconstitutional policy.? He derided the school board?s decision as ?breathtaking inanity? and said the resulting ?legal maelstrom? was an ?utter waste of monetary and personal resources.? The judge?s decision clears the way for the plaintiffs in the case to demand repayment of legal expenses...
There's something impossibly optimistic about New Year's resolutions. Every year, despite a long record of less-than-stellar behavior, we vow with all sincerity to do better and adopt habits that will make us healthier. The good news: New Year's resolutions pay off more often than lottery tickets. The bad news: the early weeks of January are littered with lapsed plans and unfulfilled promises. To increase the chances of success, we asked some experts for their advice on how to make this year's resolutions pay off. Here's what we learned...