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...fact it got so bad that CNN's Brown called on the McCain team to free Sarah Palin, denouncing their use of her as sexist and infantilizing. "Stop treating Sarah Palin like she is a delicate flower who will wilt at any moment," Brown argued. "This woman is from Alaska for crying out loud. She is strong, she is tough, she is confident. And you claim she is ready to be one heartbeat away from the presidency. If that is the case, then end this chauvinistic treatment of her now. ... Sarah Palin has as much a right...
...said, using a nickname he had dropped after the earliest days of their marriage, “Feefs, we can go back again. He’s not there any more.”There was a brief pause. Husband and wife stared absently at the flower beds, their riot of color held back within borders.“Where is the Stable Boy?” Frederick was thinking. And Felicity, “The Stable Boy--where is he?”But when the moment passed Felicity simply repeated, “This is our home...
...were shocked, and so grateful. It was a beautiful ceremony, if a touch bittersweet. Holly's parents, who evacuated Brazoria County ahead of Ike, couldn't get to Houston. She asked my dad to walk her down the aisle. My daughter was thrilled she got to be a flower girl as planned...
...drains are full. Whatever the cause, the water is building up. Another inch or so and it will be coming in under the sliding door. Mayor White is on TV, asking everyone to conserve water, as one of the critical pumps is down. We have water in garbage cans, flower pots, all the kitchen pots and pans and anything else that could hold liquid. My dad wanted to make sure we could flush the commodes and have some to drink if our bottled supply...
...society is now gearing up to launch another protection program for Arizona's signature cactus, the saguaro, whose beautiful white blossoms are the state flower. While the saguaro is not among Arizona's seven endangered cactus species, the shallow-rooted plant is often preyed upon by poachers, who can earn up to $60 a foot for a wild specimen, Wiedhopf says. The desert symbol grows slowly, about an inch a year - it can take six or seven decades for the saguaro cactus to grow an arm - and those 15-to-20-foot saguaros that dot the Sonoran desert...