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...guess Kinsley fears that literal-minded Jewish leaders would ban pork and Catholics would outlaw birth control. And Muslims? Presumably he thinks they would promote terrorism, of course. Fortunately, the majority of Americans are clever enough to see beyond stereotypes. Great leaders successfully balance morality, democracy and freedom of choice regardless of religious faith. J.P. Wirig, Walnut Creek, California...
Tamara Mellon wishes some people would stop seeing her as a lucky girl who took a clever gamble with a loan from Daddy. Says she: "I keep being asked, 'Haven't you made enough money? Don't you want to stop working?' People would never say that to a man. I'm in my prime right now. This is just the beginning...
...eyeglasses occupied prime seats at the Milan and Paris collections last spring, veterans took note. They should have known: new luxury markets bring new editors into the fray, and the booming luxury-goods business in Russia has brought Evelina Khromtchenko, 35, to fashion's forefront. She's the clever editor in chief and creative director of the Russian edition of L'Officiel, a fashion magazine with 100,000 readers who can't get enough of Chanel, Dior and, lately, Ralph Lauren...
...Miami suburb. However, because the print was on the outside of the lens, Galanter argued Simpson hadn't grabbed the glasses off the man's face, but instead touched the lens when he put his hands up to keep the other man from coming after him. That clever line of reasoning may have helped Simpson avoid jail time...
...still shocked by the utter disintegration of Abe's administration. But it seems far less likely that Fukuda will be able to help the LDP at the ballot box. (Legislative elections aren't scheduled until 2009, but with the opposition empowered by its recent win, early polls seem inevitable.) Clever and even cutting in person, Fukuda was always happy to give candid assessments of his LDP rivals, albeit off the record. However, the Diet veteran has zero charisma on the campaign trail. That used to be the norm for Japanese Prime Ministers, but the dramatic Koizumi changed public expectations. Unfortunately...