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...John McCain and Sarah Palin called on Stevens to step down after the election. Under Alaska law, a resignation would set in motion a chain of events leading to a special election to replace him 60 to 90 days later. If he chooses not to resign and his appeals fail, the Senate would probably toss him out. "There is zero chance," said GOP leader Mitch McConnell, "that a Senator with a felony conviction would not be expelled from the Senate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Last Stand | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...That amounts to about 56 million people. Individuals who exceed the thresholds set by the International Diabetes Federation for Japan—35.4 inches for women and 33.5 for men—and have a weight-related ailment are told to lose the extra inches. If they fail to do so within three months, they receive dieting guidance, and if they continue to keep the weight on after six months, they face further re-education. Although individuals will not be penalized for surpassing government limits, companies face hefty financial penalties if their collective workforce falls short of the targets within...

Author: By Rebecca A. Cooper, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Japan's Metabo Mistake | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...other stories, the apathy is even more marked. Decapitation by piano strings and asphyxiations by pachinko balls are details thrown into stories that go without special notice by the author—who just glides over them—or by any of the characters, who all fail to notice the strange occurrences. The wife of “Bad Heart” brushes off her husband’s complaints of cardiovascular problems as a childish bid for attention. The main characters find themselves suppressed even in the domestic realm, as their wives make them feel ashamed, used...

Author: By Rebecca A. Schuetz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Porno' Goes Absurdist | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...last eight years serve as proof that government can and does fail. But we support Barack Obama because we refuse to let the failures of the last president diminish our expectations for the next. Our generation will inherit the legacy of the administration that we choose on Tuesday, and if we hope to live as well as our parents did, we cannot settle for the Bush standard...

Author: By Eva Z. Lam, Elise X. Liu, and William Weingarten | Title: Restoring the Promise of Good Government | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...village idiot who knows an impressive amount of kinky jargon. Ricky Mabe, the little boy from the “Lassie” series, plays the innocent, blue-eyed Barry, whom Bubbles quickly straddles and corrupts. But an all-star cast does not necessarily make a good film.After a failed first attempt at a porno, entitled “Star Whores,” the group quickly regroups and puts on “Swallow My Cockachino,” featuring “whorista” sex and espresso bean lathering, shot right in Zack’s coffee...

Author: By Mia P. Walker, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno' | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

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