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...contends Nancy Johnson, the Republican candidate. "It's much the same as my previous races," says Democratic opponent Jim Maloney. Don't buy the cheery bravado. This is not just a battle for political survival; the winner could well deliver control of the House to his or her party...
French drivers must also learn to value collective safety over individual bravado and flair, but teaching them a healthy fear of the law will come first. That's where judges have to improve. Though 50% of French road deaths are attributed to speeding and 31% involve alcohol, the nation's judges are curiously indulgent to offenders. While punishment for most speeding violations is limited to fines, nearly 90% of all drunk drivers avoid prison through suspended sentences - and 40% of those convicted in fatal accidents never do time...
...Crimson Petal and the White" by Michael Faber (Harcourt; September), giving it a starred, boxed review. "Faber's bawdy, brilliant second novel tells an intricate tale of love and ambition and paints a new portrait of Victorian England and its citizens in prose crackling with insight and bravado. Using the wealthy Rackham clan as a focal point for his sprawling, gorgeous epic, Faber, like Dickens or Hardy, explores an era's secrets and social hypocrisy...A marvelous story of erotic love, sin, familial conflicts and class prejudice, this is a deeply entertaining masterwork that will hold readers captive until...
...critical reception has been just as fraught with contradictions. Critic Phil Ramone said, “She sings like an angel,” while the New York Press raved that she “sings like a bastard.” She captures all the heartfelt bravado of a power ballad. And the audience, watching her take over the stage with unapologetic force, can only hang on tight and think, “This is going to be one hell of a ride...
...Perhaps the smiles were bravado. Or perhaps Tommy knows something the rest of us don't about the eventual verdict, which isn't expected for some months. In the meantime, his current quarters are comfortable enough to explain some of his apparent good cheer. His cell, one of three reserved for political prisoners, is cut off from the other 2,383 inmates at the Cipinang prison-the better for the five-hour conjugal visits with his wife that have received heavy coverage in the Jakarta press. He also enjoys such amenities as a private bathroom, a 21-inch television...