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Sadly, another fine actor, Ed O’Neil is relegated to the background. The former Al Bundy plays someone high-up on the President’s staff, although his exact position is never given. It’s also unclear what exact role he is supposed to play within the narrative, as he seems to be wittily riffing off of Tom Ridge, the Director of Homeland Security...
...Girls had going for them. Plus, they’re no longer the two strong women on stage with the winds of wisdom blowing through their hair; now they’ve got some cheesy dude named Brady Blade tooting on the penny whistle in the background...
Novielli conceded that master’s students, who attend GSE for only nine months, would have difficulty participating in the multi-year planning. But he said that doctoral candidates at the GSE—many of whom have an academic background in community development—could make substantial contributions to the planning...
...Radiohead’s “Karma Police” plays in the background, the video warns that President Bush’s call for a Constitutional ban on gay marriage would “write hate into our Constitution...
...thirty-second spot dubbed “Safer, Stronger” shows off the greatest number of images from Sept. 11. Behind text reading, “Then...a day of tragedy” and a sound of sirens in the background, the ad shows an American flag flying in front of the World Trade Center rubble. The image fades into two shots. On the left, a man hoists an American flag, while on the right four firefighters carry a body, draped in another flag. Just before the new slogan, “A test for all Americans...