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...admire Gilbert's ability to "quietly" endure her father's views; some of us cannot reach that level of mature acquiescence. We give in to our political passion, albeit childishly. I waited until my McCain-lovin' parents left town, then put Obama signs all over their front lawn. True, there was a verbal barrage when my father returned, stunned by the signs of Obama love. But for this 40-year-old liberal, it was well worth it. Jennifer Loman, CHICO, CALIF...
...acknowledge the numerous other stand-in "Cheetas" in the Tarzan movies. He's less than forthright about the biting incidents that were said to have ended his Hollywood career. And his drinking habits can't have helped either - only the onset of diabetes forced him to become a teetotaler, albeit an unrepentant one: "There's a little more dignity in sharing a couple of cocktails, some caviar and a good cigar on a yacht with Katherine Hepburn and Nunnally Johnson than there is in washing down your sugar-free seventy-fifth birthday cake with a can of Diet Pepsi...
...admire Gilbert's ability to "quietly" endure her father's views; some of us cannot reach that level of mature acquiescence. We give in to our political passion, albeit childishly. I waited until my McCain-lovin' parents left town, then put Obama signs all over their front lawn. True, there was a verbal barrage when my father returned, stunned by the signs of Obama love. But for this 40-year-old liberal, it was well worth it. Jennifer Loman, CHICO, CALIF...
...pays its employees an average wage of $12 an hour, and is actively campaigning for immigration reform. In 2007, it posted sales of around $387 million, and it has opened 33 new retail locations in the third quarter of this year alone.Charney’s successful—albeit possibly sleazy—altruism has not come without its prices, though. For example, basic t-shirts, which come in any number of colors, materials, and neck shapes, are sold for an average of $20. Plain socks run around $10, and unisex jeans (that only anorexic 12-year-olds...
...prison, however, Petrella has descended into a profound depression. Her family and doctors say she has lost the will to live, her body weight has fallen to 85 lbs., and that further detention would probably kill her. Citing that prognosis, Sarkozy reversed the extradition order, leaving Petrella a free - albeit seriously ill - woman in France...