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...Blanchett is, though perhaps the fault lies with the screenplay and cinematography rather than with the innate abilities of the actresses. Paltrow, Rush, and Dench will compete for the little golden boys on Oscar night. But if pitted against Spielberg and a world war, they would probably have to defer to Goliath this time around...
First, according to The Crimson, Professor Thompson rejects "any suggestion that his status as a University official inflates his influence with other faculty members." Professor Thompson believes that "It is false and insulting to suggest that my colleagues in the government department would defer to me or anybody else in that way. Tenured faculty don't bow to anyone...
...school of law. "He'll behave with all the politesse and decorum of a visitor in someone else's house. He has a keen sense of place." But if Rehnquist finds his unusual role less than appealing, he has himself partly to blame. When Clinton petitioned the court to defer the Paula Jones case until after his presidency, Rehnquist joined the other Justices in ruling that "it appears to us highly unlikely to occupy any substantial amount of petitioner's time"--proof that even the Chief Justice can make mistakes...
...Furby for your toddler, but the right financial moves before the end of 1998 will have far more impact on Junior's well-being. The same basic year-end tips tend to get rehashed ad nauseam. So I won't spend a lot of time encouraging you to defer income into next year and accelerate deductions into this year. Ditto for making certain that you use, not lose, any money still in a flexible-spending account at work and for making charitable donations in the form of appreciated assets--stocks in most cases--to get a market-value deduction without...
...some don't and most don't want to hear about it. Praying for a candidate? Irked that somewhere out there someone might be praying for you? It's called religious toleration--take heed. As for those who decide to reach out and pray for someone, Dartboard must defer to Miss Manners. The separation of church and state is like seating intensely interesting dinner guests: best not to sit the two close together and risk that they become totally absorbed in each other to the detriment of the entire party...