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...political agenda." This is a familiar song, of course - sung at a more abrasive and confrontational pitch. Clinton wants to expand gun-show background checks to include a 72-hour waiting period for those gun buyers whose criminal or mental-health records aren't immediately available. NRA officials counter that such a time frame is too restrictive and that the technology is, in most cases, already available to make the checks within 24 hours...
...gave my order and, thinking of the skunk, began to look away from the counter. The person who took my order smiled at me and asked, "Well, you must be a senior by now?" "No, a junior," I responded as I thought how I had been to Noch's too many times. "It's going to go fast, though," I continued. We both agreed and switched topics: We talked about our families. I asked him about Mexico and he asked me about Connecticut. The pizza was ready; I thanked him and headed out the door. Just then I realized that...
Standing bewildered in front of the order counter at Au Bon Pain, Joyce apologizes sheepishly for taking so long to order. He feels a bit lost, he explains, at actually having a menu to choose from...
...civilian administration. President Clinton will go through the motions of urging a speedy return to civilian rule, but terrorism remains the most important point of contention between the U.S. and the country that remains the key to its efforts to apprehend Osama bin Laden in neighboring Afghanistan. "While U.S. counter-terrorism officials were wary of cutting Pakistan off altogether, they're also pretty unhappy that Pakistan hasn't moved on some very big issues Washington has raised with them," says Calabresi. Pakistan has, for example, shown no inclination to comply with the U.S. request that it cut its ties with...
With its handheld cameras, quick cuts, rapid banter and vibrant Miami colors, this relationship sitcom pops onto the screen like a bag of Skittles dumped on a marble counter. Unfortunately, its intertwined stories of well-to-do, young, hot bodies aren't half as interesting to listen to as to look at. David Frankel (Miami Rhapsody) has put sharp dialogue in the mouths of shallow characters, making for a PG Sex and the City without its edge or likability. Frankel's writing and directorial creativity argue for giving the series a chance. But based on the first few dates, this...