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Both the House and the Senate passed the proposal in December by a narrow margin—Vice President Dick Cheney had to return from the Middle East to break a Senate tie—but the bill must now be reconsidered in the House because of last-minute changes that the Senate imposed...

Author: By Lois E. Beckett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Congress May Reduce Loans | 1/20/2006 | See Source »

...Have you noticed that Dick Cheney has been walking around with a cane lately? He said that he really didn't need the cane. He just liked the idea that a tree had to be cut down to make it." --JAY LENO...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Punchlines: Jan. 23, 2006 | 1/15/2006 | See Source »

TWENTY THOUSAND STREETS UNDER THE SKY BBC AMERICA, FEB. 11 AND 12, 8 P.M. E.T. This wistful mini-series, based on a 1935 Patrick Hamilton novel, is less love triangle than unrequited love triangle. Plain, earnest pub worker Ella (Sally Hawkins) pines for naive, literary barman Bob (Bryan Dick), who in turn pines for Jenny (Zo Tapper), a streetwalker who pines for her former self, her lost opportunities and her ability to love. Streets is a keen-eyed, elegantly acted noir drama of heartbreak in alleys and darkened movie houses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: 6 Choice Imports To Catch | 1/15/2006 | See Source »

...field in the University has its own set of vague generalities. For instance:“Hume brought empiricism to its logical extreme.” (Philosophy)“The whole thing boils down to government rights vs. property rights.” (Government)“Moby Dick is written on three levels.” (English)“The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.” (History)“Locke is a transitional figure.” (Philosophy)“Marx turned Hegel upside down...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Beating the System | 1/12/2006 | See Source »

...former chef at the White House has written a tell-all book. For example, he says Dick Cheney, Vice President, his favorite dish is something called chicken Gitmo?it's chicken bound and gagged over rice." ?DAVID LETTERMAN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Punchlines: Jan. 16, 2006 | 1/8/2006 | See Source »

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