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...surge of interest in Elk Grove. The last residence we see on our tour is a 2,067-sq.-ft. (192 sq m) A-frame with four bedrooms and three baths for $282,000, down from $510,000 in February 2006. By the time we get back to the agent's office, it has 12 offers...
...Just before the dinner began, there was a commotion outside the men's room adjacent the main ballroom. For about twenty minutes, at least a dozen important-looking men in tuxedos rocked back and forth trying to control their bladders, while an agent from the secret service barricaded the bathroom door. Even CNN's Wolf Blitzer was turned away. After a time, the door blockade was lifted, but no VIP emerged from the urinals. The men decided, as they finally relieved themselves, that either the tiled bathroom held a secret trap door, or the rumor was true that President Bush...
...some of the most famous child actors in the last 20 years have in common? The answer: drug addiction and Iris Burton.As I was looking through the New York Times online the other day, I happened upon the obituary of Iris Burton. The headline: “Iris Burton, Agent for Child Actors, Dies at 77.” Intrigued, I read on to find that on April 5, she passed away as one of the most successful child talent representatives of the modern era. Burton’s is a story with no shortage of strange Hollywood connections.From...
...about 110 people gathered at the St. Joseph County Democratic headquarters to eat pizza and watch the Ohio and Texas primary results. Then came a call from Obama's Chicago headquarters. An Obama representative told them, "Indiana matters," and gave marching orders: first to get a real estate agent and scout a local campaign office. They settled on a first-floor office in a redbrick building next door to the county-city hall. An elderly Indian-American couple whose children had moved away offered three spare bedrooms for national campaign staffers who were soon to arrive. Warner...
...house. It’s clear from these initial minutes that director Tom McCarthy’s new movie “The Visitor” isn’t as understated as his last offering, 2004’s critically-acclaimed Sundance hit “The Station Agent.” The story of an introverted dwarf and his cautious friendships was quiet, tender, and moving. These qualities are still present in “The Visitor,” but some of the subtleties are lost behind the movie’s commentary on illegal immigration. When...