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...interesting point, though, is the difference in demographic trends between each restaurant's clientele over the last two years. The Big Mac customer base has remained relatively stable, while Starbucks' coffee-drinkers have diversified. It used to be that Starbucks attracted customers from a small, elite segment of the country; now, its visitors pervade many more segments across America. But, as I finish my latte, I still can't fully envision the collision of these two worlds. Just imagine one of those annoyingly finicky coffee-orderers requesting a burger just-so at McDonald's: "I'll have a grande, extra...
...what's the point of it all? What does it tell us about life, the world, the state of the U.S.? Are not American primary campaigns dominated by the need to raise money from those who want favors and will later extract them? Do candidates not pander to their base support? Do they not flip-flop shamelessly on the issues? Do they not parrot clichés - the need for American "leadership" in the world is a favorite one - with little attempt to educate their audiences in the complexities of the age? Is the exercise not a great license...
...they go missing makes it much easier for police to find them once they're gone. That seems obvious, but few churches take the time to point and shoot. So insurers and investigators must find other ways to keep track of religious paintings and icons. Ecclesiastical Insurance, a company based in Gloucester, England, that insures 97% of the churches in the U.K., has given free Alpha-Dot kits to all its customers. Stuck on the frame of a painting or at the base of a statue, the tiny dots are almost invisible to the naked eye and each is imprinted...
...South Carolina that stopped Bob Dole in 1988, handing the nomination to the Establishment candidate, George Bush the father. Then, in 2000, John McCain lost his cool and his lead to a revolt by the party base, which chose another Establishment candidate, George Bush...
Perhaps the biggest factor separating the two is the sway of evangelical voters, who dominate the Republican base. David Woodard, who helps run the Clemson University Palmetto Poll, says that over the past 20 years, 60% to 70% of the state's likely Republican-primary voters go to church at least once a week. Of that group, about half are Southern Baptist, the faith of Pastor Huckabee...