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John Kerry has been a very good democrat these past few weeks, roaming the country, talking up the bran-muffin issues that Democrats really, really care about: education and health care. He's even been a wee bit adventurous. He challenged the teachers' unions with a clever deal--more pay in return for less job protection (it is nearly impossible to fire a lousy teacher these days). Last week he reintroduced his thoughtful health-insurance proposal, which might even be politically plausible--if still not entirely affordable--if the Bush tax cut for people earning more than...
...Fahrenheit 9/11? may be seen as another example of the liberal media preaching to its own choir. But Moore is such a clever assembler of huge accusations and minor peccadillos (as with a shot of Wolfowitz sticking his pocket comb in his mouth and sucking on it to slick down his hair before a TV interview) that the film should engage audiences of all political persuasions...
...artwork matches the unpretentious ambitions of the story. She draws her characters with an absolute minimum of detail. They are all essentially sexless blobs with singular attributes - glasses or animal ears - to distinguish between them. The polished grade-school style emphasizes the immaturity of the characters in a clever way. Everything is rendered as outlines, with no shading, like everyone is getting blasted with white light. Cole's relaxed, confident pace develops "Never Ending Summer" into a neat little view on the vulnerabilities of human interrelations...
...causes or the funds to pay for a bridge, say, or X-ray machines for the local hospital. A electorate office (with staff) is a citadel for an incumbent; the requirement that the benefits be used only for electorate or parliamentary purposes is hardly onerous in the hands of clever operators. Every federal member receives an annual $A125,000 printing and stationery entitlement...
Born into a family of entrepreneurs, Arnault got his big break in 1984, when he took over a textile conglomerate that included Dior. In 1989 he won a fierce battle for control of family-run Louis Vuitton. With a mixture of clever marketing, innovative design and tight control over how and where the products are sold, Arnault turned Vuitton and Dior into highly profitable global businesses. In the economic downturn, Arnault reined in his acquisitive urges. Now that growth is picking up, gossips in the fashion world wonder when he'll start buying again. --By Peter Gumbel