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...Bush has no time for liberal guilt, doesn't believe he should feel guilty at all for the advantages life has bestowed on him; when he says he inherited "half my father's friends and all his enemies," he signals that he views his extraordinary privilege as more burden than benefit...
...March 9, President Bill "I feel your pain" Clinton on CNN's "Burden of Proof" suggested this incident was preventable if Congress could pass the tougher gun control legislation he wants . The latest anti-gun bill would require safety locks on new guns, ban the import of large-capacity ammunition clips and require a three-day waiting period for background checks before buying weapons at gun shows. Makes you feel completely safe, doesn...
America's legal work force totals about 120 million from street sweepers to CEO's. The expense of medical care being what it is, let's say each bread-winner only takes a urine test once a year. Evenly proportion the burden and you'll discover 120,000,000 divided by 365 equals 328,767 little yellow cups safeguarded by mailboxes each and every...
...introduction to Faith Of My Fathers, McCain bares the tattoo on his soul: "They were my first heroes," he writes of his father and grandfather, "and earning their respect has been the most lasting ambition of my life." As he tells their story, you wonder what kind of burden they represent, and what kind of gift. Sure, his father chain-smoked and drank too much, and his grandfather was a cusser, but both walk on water across the pages. His inheritance is both sword and shield: McCain too has his flaws, but he admits to them without fear because like...
...burden of caring for him falls mainly on his middle daughter Eve (Meg Ryan), who is trying to get a business going and keep a family functioning. Her elder sister Georgia (Diane Keaton, who also directed) is a high-powered, terminally distracted Manhattan magazine editor. Her younger sibling Maddy (Lisa Kudrow) is a soap-opera actress. These ladies, needless to say, have their own messy, unresolved issues...