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Risking Scrooginess, one might observe that commonsensical immunity to whimsy may be a bore, but even when carried to the grim lengths exhibited here, it's not a major cause of familial dysfunction. But forget that; we don't go to the movies, especially Christmas movies, expecting much in the way of useful social commentary. What's really wrong with these pictures -- Attenborough's sweet, smart performance aside -- is that their sentiments are completely predictable and completely unfelt. They're just the standard seasonal slush. You can get the same emotional and imaginative kick staying home and rereading your Christmas...
Ferrell said he carried the flag, which bore the Calhoun College coat of arms, away from the game back in a plastic bag under his coat, despite the attack...
...champion welfare and lobbying reform and some further-reaching proposals (like abolishing the Education and Energy departments) to prove he's serious about downsizing government. That course could let him posture again as an outsider agitating for change, but those efforts might eventually be seen as small bore. For greater heft, Clinton would be wise to embrace the option Rivlin clearly prefers...
...five bodies were found. Two were wearing red-and-gold medallions bearing a double-headed eagle and the initials T.S., for Temple Solaire, one name for Jouret's group. Three others -- a Swiss man and his British-born wife, both former sect members, and their three-month-old son -- bore stab wounds...
...about tactics designed with but one purpose: success. Even at the college level, coaches are paid their salaries for two reason, A) for running a clean, honest program, and B) for giving their teams the best chance to win every time out. And you can have both elements and bore the country to death with your style of play (connoisseurs of the option aside. I give you Tom Osborne's Nebraska football team), and your alumni will love you forever...