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...from the guards at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to those at the Library, to presidents, governors, senators, and industry titans. She became the unofficial and enduring First Lady of New York City. First Ladies come and go, but Mrs. Astor always remained, a symbol of what is good, decent and proper - as well as wonderful, classic and above all, matchless - about New York...
...While Tucker keeps the comedy percolating, Chan mans the action scenes: the chase in L.A. of his old friend-nemesis Kenji; a bout of farcical fisticuffs with a, like, 9-ft.-tall martial artist; a wild ride in the taxicab; a decent hand-to-hand skirmish with a female ninja in a Paris casino; a swordfight with Kenji; and a two-against-the-world battle at the top of the Eiffel Tower...
Even when conservatives offer a decent health-care idea, the left is suspicious, sensing that the fine print gives poorer, sicker Americans the shaft. For the most part, however, this liberal loathing has been based on instinctive mistrust, with no scientific way to assess GOP indifference--or to separate those Republicans with whom liberals can do business from the hard-hearted monsters they should shun...
...After winning a parliamentary seat in 2001, he was rapidly promoted by Blair, who once compared his precocious protégé to Wayne Rooney. The lanky, bookish Cabinet Minister may not seem to have much in common with the stocky, inarticulate Manchester United footballer (though Miliband proved a decent defender in Labour's soccer squad, the Demon Eyes). But like Rooney, Miliband is rated as a key player, with ample potential to score for his country...
Even for those who don’t speak any Chinese, Shanghai is a fairly easy city to navigate. Compulsory education in China now requires that students study English from a fairly young age. For those who hope to enter more professional careers, speaking decent English is almost always required. Moreover, establishments that cater to Westerners in the city hire staff members who can communicate with foreign customers. As an American expatriate pointed out, he hasn’t learned much Chinese since his arrival six months ago; it’s not absolutely necessary...