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Overall, The Miracle of Language is hard to fault. One shortcoming is Lederer's "linguacentricity" (to coin a phrase) as regards the study of language. It is annoying to encounter fatuous comments like "No doubt English was invented in heaven" or to have him assert that the angels speak English...
...improve the economy--which he finally admits "hasn't been near as good" as he would like to see it--is to cut the capital gains tax rate. That's the refrain we've heard from Bush for over two years. Cutting capital gains taxes, Bush continues to assert, will encourage greater investment and create more jobs...
...Bush sends a message to Saddam Hussein to live by the truce signed last March. "I intend to see that he abides by every one of those U.N. resolutions," Bush tells his staff. The President is unwavering in his belief that the time has come for the U.S. to assert its interests in the Middle East, even when it means opposing Israel...
What is the link with Destiny? Disillusioned church members assert that the book was published in order to obtain a bequest of $90 million from the Knapp family, whose fortune was based on California agriculture, real estate and oil. The writer's father Ira was a member of Eddy's inner circle, and the book represents the author's reminiscences and beliefs concerning the founder. Those beliefs were rejected by the ruling board in 1948, shortly after the volume first appeared. Under the terms of the bequest, the Knapp fortune was destined to go to Stanford University...
...supermodels assert themselves, many resent the industry's lingering sexism. "I hate it when they call us girls," says Crawford. "Most of us are not girly, and we don't run our careers like girls. When I walk away from this, I'll have the luxury of doing what I like...