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Tomorrow Dreamworks S.K.G. releases Ron Lurie's movie The Contender, the most recent addition to the laundry list of films that have striking correlation with the Clinton administration. In The Contender, the Democratic president nominates a female senator to fill the vice presidential post when the V.P.-elect suddenly dies. Nominee Senator Laine Hanson becomes the object of a smear campaign--a la sexual McCarthyism--orchestrated by a right-wing political predator that probes deep into the secrets of her private life...
Even before the snow and cold set in, it has become clear that the 9:50 and 10:00 a.m. shuttles are unable to service the student rush that used to be met by a fleet of five. Buses fill up so quickly during high-volume times that they often end up leaving over five minutes ahead of schedule, stranding latecomers. Students jostle each other to get inside. Many are forced to stand, precariously balancing breakfast items and coffee cups over the laps of their seated neighbors...
...only put stuff in the [column] that I thought was absolutely true, I'd never be able to fill it up," Levins says...
...Rene Haros' income was low enough for her five children to remain eligible for Medicaid. But no one told her that unless she asked for it, they'd be cut off. To re-apply, she has to navigate a complex and intrusive process. She must go to an interview, fill out as many as 19 forms, reveal family assets and document everything from children's births to job histories of adult household members. Once approved, Ray's mother will have to return to the state office every six months to update her children's eligibility...
...hand, there was Bush looking small and scared, lost in his own constructions and unable to fill the allotted time, wrapped in his learned lines like a soft blanket. Some of what he said made little sense; some was flatly wrong, like charging that Gore had "outspent him" in this election. And yet some viewers found themselves rooting for him to hang in there. The other guy was better prepared and better spoken but profoundly annoying as well, starting with the orange finger paint over his Florida tan, a mixture that made him look as if he should be skinned...