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This mixture of fear, disdain, and incomprehension might be a legacy of recent (until 2006) electoral defeats, but—in defiance of popular myths —Americans aren’t eager to impose religion via the ballot box. Most voters say that religion seldom or never influences their voting decisions, and voters are far more concerned about officials who pay too much attention to religion than those who pay too little (51 vs. 35 percent in a 2004 CBS/New York Times poll), as the Schiavo backlash reflects...
...opposed to the standard 10-14) and the work is “consistently draining,” the role is one McMahon fought hard to get. “The medium of TV can get a little boring sometimes,” he says. Nevertheless, he is eager to start shooting again in June, when the show will move to Los Angeles. “It’ll be like doing a new show with the same people,” he says. McMahon sees similarities between Jim Hanson and Dr. Troy, as well...
...Miller pictures Leonidas as a hero of Hestonian features (though Butler looks like a sturdier Soupy Sales). He gives a lot of cross-species personality to his villains. He draws the Ephors as pigmen with pigment. And Ephialtes is Miller's Gollum: misshapen in body and mind, eager to please, susceptible to bribes. His battles are grandly realized, with dark splashes of Utrillo. The whole thing is the smartest rendering of a klassics komic book, which the movie basically dupes, down to the last frame. It's a virtual Xerxes Xerox...
...contrarian—I still like to argue and raise a stink—but I see the environment as a great unifier. Being green is getting easier as more people realize this. Bridges are being built between former rivals: Republicans and Democrats, evangelicals and atheists. Stay angry, stay eager, stay active, but don’t burn these bridges—those coming after you will thank...
...never too late to admit that you’re wrong. Sometimes, a heartfelt “sorry” and a promise of more thoughtful behavior in the future are all that it takes to right a seemingly hopeless situation. The next time that an eager journalist presses the president for a response to Clinton and Obama’s criticism of the war, I suggest that he try out a new reply...