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...Miss. Jim Vandenberg, manager of the Catfish Shak restaurant, pours the last quart of pickle relish into the industrial-size tub of tartar sauce for the catfish later that morning in Biloxi. The Bush campaign originally wanted a crayfish boil, but wiser heads counseled that crayfish are a Louisiana dish; catfish are regarded as Mississippian...
...national emblem. Eagle-eyed government agents swooped down and confiscated the disrespectful place mats. Saul Kahan, senior partner of McDonald's in Mexico, explained, "Our intention was never to give offense. It was to help Mexicans learn about their culture." Do not expect the chain to introduce a new dish called McEaglets anytime soon...
...Vice President's men were quick to cluck over the Bush victory -- and to turn up the heat in an effort to rattle their opponent further. "Dole loves to dish it out," said Atwater, "but if something happens to him, he gets this spoilsport attitude." Appearing on television's MacNeil-Lehrer Report, Atwater bragged about the Bush-Sununu grass-roots strategy and said, "If Senator Dole would try to do the same thing, instead of all this bellyaching, he's probably going to do a lot better." Taking the bait, Bill Brock later growled, "Lee Atwater ought to grow...
After the performances, ticketholders can sample ethnic foods from booths in the Great Hall. The Armenian Club will provide kusta, an Armenian dish made with bulgur wheat, scallions and coriander. Baklava, small meatballs, and stuffed grape leaves will grace the Hellenic Society's booth, and the Scottish dancers will offer shortbread. Eight other groups will also share ethnic delicacies...
...transponders serving the U.S. was to send the signal up from a large ground station; most stations are situated in major cities. Today, thanks to the development of amplifiers that produce more powerful transmission signals, a video image can be beamed to the transponders via a small (90-in.) dish mounted on the rear of a minivan. Although these satellite vans have been widely used by TV-news crews since 1984, the vehicles only recently became prized parts of the presidential candidates' technological arsenal...