Word: franklins
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...conservatives' great hatred of Clinton reveals their sociopathic character. Back in the 1930s and '40s, Franklin Roosevelt was a target of similar hatred by the so-called aristocratic class. But he survived it, as we all know. Sam Loguidice, NEW YORK CITY...
...play versions of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There, the only one who looks the least bit like him is? yes, Cate Blanchett. It's something about the frizzy hair and the cheekbones. The one who looks the least like him is a young black kid, Marcus Carl Franklin, who rides the rails and wanders the back country and finally pays the legendary visit to Woody Guthrie as he lies dying in a hospital. Everyone else - among them Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Christian Bale - just look pretty much like themselves...
...sacred is the American holiday-shopping season that Franklin Roosevelt officially moved Thanksgiving from the last Thursday in November (for years like this, with an extra one) to the fourth, to give retailers an edge. They'll need it this time around, as darkened Broadway theaters and striking Hollywood writers dampen the holiday spirit, toys have gotten scary, gas prices trudge ever upward, the dollar slips ever lower, and the credit crisis makes people feel poorer even if they aren't in foreclosure. One marketing firm predicts a "blue Christmas," citing slumping sales of tinsel as a leading indicator...
...Sunday night at Franklin Pierce University, the campaign said, was the right audience, the right place and the right time. As with most campaign speeches, it was primarily about the candidate. McCain spoke self-deprecatingly but firmly about his own accomplishments. He referred to his military experience and his legislative experience, and asserted that he can be a President who does not rely on "briefing books and power points." He did not go to Washington to be named "Mr. Congeniality," he said at the speech's closing, and he took pride in having made special interests, defense contractors...
...Audiences respond to his proclamations to take the high road. "The American people want a respectful debate on the issues the American people want us to respect each others' views," he told the young man at Franklin Pierce University. "You should never degrade or ridicule anyone who's seeking public office." And the crowd went wild...