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...fourth-generation South Texas rancher named Tobin Armstrong testified before Congress that he sometimes found illegal immigrants dead of dehydration in the unforgiving brush of his 49,300-acre ranch. It was there that Vice President Dick Cheney, out with a hunting party that included Tobin's daughter Katharine, accidentally sprayed attorney Harry Whittington with birdshot. What took place in the hours before and after the Feb. 11 shooting is a largely mundane tale that became extraordinary when, for days, Cheney seemed unwilling to tell it. The Internet is still excreting rumors...
Decked out in a fluorescent orange sherwani, Ashwani Chopra surveys the modest cocktail party he is throwing to celebrate his daughter Samara's wedding to Sharik Currimbhoy. The 1,000 guests mill under a marquee that's the size of a cricket field and help themselves to a 42-dish buffet. The sides of the tent are crimson chiffon, the ceiling is black satin inset with sequin stars, and the drapes and the throw cushions are gold and amber silk. The place is heated by 20 gas burners and illuminated by 25 chandeliers, 40 lanterns, 66 spotlights and 288 candles...
After that final nudge from the President Wednesday morning, Cheney retreated to his office with his longtime adviser Mary Matalin, chief of staff David Addington, daughter Liz and, later, his press secretary, Lea Anne McBride, to prepare. Matalin and McBride laid out all the questions being raised about the incident. Cheney just soaked it in "like a sponge," Matalin said, but not only did he not rehearse his answers, he also gave no indication of how he would respond. Matalin heard the full version of the accident only when he taped the interview...
...restaurant, Nisi—with only her grill and a dream—travels to California to make some “real cash money” as the star of a music video. When that seemingly foolproof plan shockingly fails, Nisi agrees to pose as the long-lost daughter of an old white man’s former black lover, only to discover that she actually cares for the man and subsequently struggles with the maintenance of her lies. Tortuous inner conflict? Oh, you betcha! Notable quotation: Nate: “Now why did you have to burn...
...most unpublished authors receive $10,000 for their first novel. Even more unique, Viswanthan is the youngest client that Little, Brown has ever contracted in their 110 year history, according to the Sun. The novel chronicles the supposedly fictitious Mehta family’s rigorous campaign to get their daughter, Opal Mehta, accepted into Harvard University, as evidenced by the family’s game plan HOWGIH: How Opal Will Get Into Harvard. However, the Harvard Dean of Admission’s blatant suggestion during the college interview that the over-achieving valedictorian learn to have some fun spawns...