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...reform. Meanwhile, federal spending on private contractors nearly doubled, with military contractors being the biggest winners. The U.S. now has more private contractors than troops in Iraq. Blackwater's federal workload has grown from $204,000 to nearly $600 million since 2000. You could call it Halliburton with guns, except Halliburton has some guns...
...than I'm the Republican that has the best chance to beat her." Perhaps he is getting accustomed to being left out of the club that doesn't want him as a member. The Iowa Christian Alliance just threw a dinner to which they invited all the GOP candidates--except...
Since 1968, when the ratings system was introduced, its classifications--G for general audiences, PG for parental guidance, PG-13 for sterner stuff kids could still see and R, restricting children's attendance except with an adult--have adapted to accommodate the evolving tastes of moviegoers. The G now goes to few films because parents figure a PG (say, Shrek the Third) is safe. The R promises hot stuff for fanboys, which has translated into hits in several genres: violent action (300), raunchy humor (Superbad) and lurid horror (the Saw franchise). PG-13 has become the money rating...
Unfortunately, in the last fifty years the U.S. has witnessed a value marketing arms race. Between 1977 and 1996, according to a study by UNC Chapel Hill, U.S. food portion sizes increased for all foods (except pizza) . At the same time, the U.S. has witnessed a nationwide outbreak of obesity...
...Anthea Butler, a professor of religion at the University of Rochester in New York believes Pentecostals are no more trouble-prone than other Protestants. "The same sort of thing is happening to Baptists and Presbyterians," she says. "Except for one big thing. They are not media figures." Notes Charisma's Grady: "There's something about someone who is excited about the things of the Holy Spirit that makes them want to get up and proclaim it" - often on TV. "But you'd better have character, or there's going to be a national scandal...