Word: excepts
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Still, they invited Trumbull along as a guest of the state party, and he will have the same privileges as the delegates--except voting rights, of course...
Abutting the Pacific Ocean, California has long been known for its "laid-back" beach image and culture. Cruise along the Pacific Coast Highway for breathtakingly beautiful views. And all this is free, except for the occasional tank of gas and minimal parking fee. Parking at most state beaches is a mere $3, but you can park for free if you're willing to walk a block or two. Have a bonfire, roast marshmallows, make S'mores, but according to new rules (at least in Orange County), fires must be out by 10 or 11 p.m. Beaches abound with college...
...early winners were the forces of disruption, which, instead of unity, had brought fear. The great promise of sports is that it will take us away, for a moment, from politics and usher us into a green sanctuary where hopes are fresh and struggles have no dire consequences except for gold and silver. And the meaning of the Olympics is that it puts things in a different perspective, in which sprites become giants and heroes become people once again. But the malign calculation of the bomb gave all such shifts a deadly tilt, as if to invert the Shakespearean affirmation...
...distinct musical voice and an engaging, if conflicted, personality. Strayhorn's taste and wit, his relentless drinking, his lovers, his activism in Harlem cultural life and the civil rights movement, his generosity--all are sensitively evoked. "He was just everything that I wanted in a man, except he wasn't interested in me sexually," singer Lena Horne told Hajdu. "We were in love, anyway. He was the only man I really loved...
...months, the claims of the consultants are highly exaggerated. It is hard to imagine that a group of American political advisers who did not speak the language, had no background in the country or Russian culture and did not meet with any of the key figures in the campaign (except for occasional contact with Yeltsin's daughter) would ultimately have much impact. GREGORY GUROFF, Senior Associate Center for Post-Soviet Studies Chevy Chase, Maryland...