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...three years, teenagers across the country have tested the limits of propriety--and school dress codes--with girls in ultra-low-rise jeans (often paired with a peekaboo G-string) and itty-bitty graphic Ts. Boys have opted for baggy denim, athletic jerseys and hooded sweatshirts. But the de facto uniform is finally changing. Teens describe their new look as "simple" or "clean" rather than preppy. Whatever name you give the trend, students are incorporating tweeds, tartans and button-downs into their back-to-school wardrobes...
...people who insulted me had never even talked about me except to note what school I went to. What was known was that I had won several regattas and that my racing shirt was crimson with a white collar. For many in attendance, that was enough. Ipso facto I was arrogant, a jerk, snotty, annoying and worthy of scorn...
...successful 1982 race for Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor. And Kerry has turned to another old Boston hand, John Sasso, once chief of staff for former Governor Michael Dukakis. After effectively securing the Democratic nomination in March, Kerry installed Sasso as his eyes and ears on--and therefore the de facto head of--the Democratic National Committee (D.N.C.). Though Kerry continues to talk frequently with D.N.C. chairman Terry McAuliffe, a Bill Clinton ally, it is typical for a nominee to put his own person in charge of the party machinery...
Nader’s loudest complaint was that the creeping increase of corporate influence in government is turning the United States into a de facto dictatorship...
...three speakers condemned America’s abandonment of international cooperation for the Bush administration’s de facto unilateralism, arguing that it weakened both the United States’ prestige and ability to wage the war on terror successfully...