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Winning eight games in a row, more than ever before in the playoffs, the Red Sox performed penance for every “sin” they committed over the last 86 years. From Johnny Pesky’s hesitated throw in 1946 to Carlton Fisk’s much debated throwing error in 1975 to the ball through Bill Buckner’s legs in 1986, fans can move to remembering the Sox legacy, not the mistakes. Also, victory sooths the heartache caused by the Yankees—from Bucky Dent’s three-run homer...
...Those complications, however, haven't stopped the political sparring overseas. Last Thursday the Democrats and Republicans Abroad held a debate in Hong Kong's Ritz-Carlton hotel attended by a spirited audience more than double the size that showed up in previous election years. One spectator was Tom Goetz, a former member of Republicans Abroad whose anger over Iraq, where his son is a U.S. intelligence officer, has prompted him to support Kerry. "I never saw this much interest and conflict among the two sides," he says, looking around the crowded ballroom. For Americans in 2004, political passion doesn...
...Maryland) hardly provides the conservative answer to Hollywood. It is however, a solidly Republican media conglomerate: its executives have given generously to GOP candidates, and one of its vice presidents doubles as a conservative on-air commentator. Its airing of Stolen Honor, produced by the former Washington Times reporter Carlton Sherwood, may be subject to federal regulations requiring networks to provide candidates with equal time...
...Florida's Governor Jeb, battened down his state for another big blow, Hurricane Frances. They watched with pride as half a dozen relatives caucused in delegations from Maryland, Connecticut, Missouri and Rhode Island. When Bill Marriott, the hotel impresario, sprang for a Bush-family dinner at the downtown Ritz-Carlton, 96 people jammed the room. "Lot of unfamiliar straphangers in there," declared the former President...
...side of family life, with 72% --including those who are single--saying they would sacrifice advancements at work to spend more time at home and 66% saying they would risk being perceived poorly by a superior to ask for a month's paternity leave. In 2002, Mark Carlton, 33, left his job in mechanical design and moved with his wife and two children from Evansville, Ind., to Minneapolis, Minn., when his wife got a better-paying position. While interviewing for a new job, Carlton told potential employers that he expected a "give and take. I give...