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...stay was a subtle invitation to the legislature to pass a Vermont-style “civil union” law—a “separate but equal” alternative to marriage. But Romney and other radicals want to go even further and amend the state constitution to ban not only same-sex marriage, but civil unions as well. Although a post-Goodridge poll showed that 53 percent of Massachusetts voters oppose such action, conservative activists are already beginning a propaganda campaign to drive the amendment through...
...producers (not to mention fans) are waiting to get their flesh pressed - and instantly collapses into bed. "Exhaustion" is the first diagnosis released to the press (a loaded word in show business, hinting at other underlying medical conditions, like way too much partying), but Spears' publicists later amend it to "flu" and then change it again to the more elaborate "flu and a severe throat infection." By any other name, though, it's costing a bundle. Press tours don't come cheap - $200,000 to half a million dollars, according to industry insiders. More expensive flu damage may come later...
...long afterwards, the White House had to amend its account. The soldiers hadn't put up the sign; the White House had done the hoisting. It had also produced the banner - contrary to what senior White House officials had said for months. In the end, the White House conceded on those details, but declared them mere quibbles. The point was, they said, that the whole thing had been done at the request of the crewmembers. Even that explanation didn't sit well with some long-time Bush aides. "They (the White House) put up banners at every event that look...
...endless string of MPAA faults demands structural modifications to both its ratings system and its board. To amend the former, Roger Ebert has suggested an “A” rating for films that would fall between R and NC-17. The idea would be to allow material inappropriate for minors to be presented to adult audiences without bearing the pornographic stigma of an NC-17. But if this system were instituted, the MPAA would need to make a distinction solely based on the artistry of an “A” film over that...
...this?" Kies asks. "Good tax administration says that if the service has set up a series of rules and taxpayers adhere to them, they ought to be able to rely on that. And Congress, if they don't like what is happening, should come back and amend the statute." At the same time, Kies acknowledges the importance of the tax break. "People only do this because of the tax credit." In short, when it ends, so does the synfuel industry...