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...bigger p.r. problem for the Republicans right now may be their good soldiers, who are already catching Democratic flak for reportedly strong-arming a timid Miami-Dade canvassing board into quitting its hand count on Wednesday. The board did not see fit to mention any thuggery in their official explanation, but when a brick gets thrown through the window of the Broward County Democratic party office with a note attached reading "We will not tolerate any illegal government," that is not the art of sweet democratic suasion...
...told her. Albright scribbled notes on a pad and rushed to the back of the plane where reporters traveling with her sat. Opposition leader Vojislav Kostunica must now "be recognized as President," she said excitedly. Albright hurried to her forward cabin to phone other foreign ministers. She had taken flak for being so bellicose in Central Europe. Seeing its last dictator toppled might be her final prize as Secretary of State. It probably wouldn't be peace in the Middle East...
...Wade might as well not exist, and the only way the abortion pill changes that is if doctors everywhere decide to offer it. "There are a lot of doctors who feel very strongly that women have a right to make a choice but are unwilling to wear flak jackets to work," says Dr. Diana Dell, an ob-gyn specialist at Duke University Medical Center. "I don't know where it will...
Yeah, you heard me: saxophone solo. Frontman Billie Joe and the boys will certainly catch flak from the underground scene for this stripped-down follow-up to 1997's Nimrod. While it's not an album full of heartfelt "Good Riddance"-style ballads, it's still a punk purist's nightmare: mid-tempo strum-alongs with the trademark Green Day melodies but a distortion level of nil. First single "Minority" is probably the punkest song on the disc -and that's not saying much...
They can be seen all over Sydney, looking like oversized Boy Scouts, their floppy hats and flak jackets shimmering with the hard-won rewards of their Olympic campaigns. For them, the only sport of the Games is hunting pins-small badges decorated with cartoon characters, flags or corporate logos. With the keen eyes of marksmen, these self-described pinheads can spot a quality pin at 50 paces; some boast collections of 60,000 or more. "I specialize in 'countdown' pins," says 17-year-old Sydneysider Nicholas Howard, glancing around furtively as he unzips the black acrylic display case chained...