Word: fingers
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...Told Re "10 Questions for Bob Dole" [Jan. 26]: At the end of the interview, the retired Senate majority leader said he might write a book, and he added, "I probably won't run for anything again, so I can tell the truth now." He put his finger on just the thing that is turning off American voters. You can't believe anything a politician says, especially those running for higher office. Any one of them will say whatever is necessary to get elected. Dole merely gave credence to that idea. Adam H. Dorsch Arlington Heights...
...said of the late Veneta Clark, who became a working mother after Clark's dad died of a heart attack when he was 3. "I remember one time, when I was 2 or 3 years old--and I can still remember, because it was painful--my mother stuck a finger in my eye, trying to change my diaper ... My mother just--there was no money," he said, choking up. I'm not sure if Clark is a good presidential candidate, but he is a great candidate for therapy...
...more sweeping than the Administration had anticipated--and had several unsettling effects. They raised new doubts about the Administration's conduct in the weeks leading up to a war that cost hundreds of American lives and billions of dollars and alienated many allies. They sparked a new round of finger pointing between the CIA and the White House about who ginned up the weapons that apparently never existed--and why. They put new pressure on Tenet, who has survived in his post longer than many might have imagined and may no longer be able to write his own exit lines...
...Sheryl Crow-in-training. The new HandBand ($90) from KGI Consumer Products offers a cheap alternative. Using nothing more than a high-tech pair of gloves and a portable, wireless receiver, it lets kids play virtual guitar, keyboards or drums at less-than-earsplitting volume. Each bend of the finger produces a different note; you switch instruments with the push of a button. It's a great idea, but the execution needs work. The sound that emerges from the grapefruit-size speaker is passable but a bit synthetic. And the finger contortions required to play the HandBand are so awkward...
...even though it seems Zappala has the fiercely loyal Ingalls Rink fandom tightly wound on his finger, his demeanor is still that of the lunchpail-and-hardhat grinder. “I tell him all the time that he’s having a helluva season, and he just deflects the praise,” Steeves said. “It’s great to see such a level-headed kid be successful...