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...current of campaign politics whirls and eddies around the military service of the candidates, the ongoing conflict in Iraq—already raising specters of Vietnam—has resurrected yet another ghost of that era: the military draft. Specifically, focus has suddenly been thrown to the Universal National Service Act of 2003 (HR163), which, among other things, could be used to reinstate a military draft. Despite gaining its notoriety for that possibility, HR163 isn’t merely a “draft” at all. It’s a plan for indentured servitude to the President...
...first time I listened to Wilco’s latest effort, A ghost is born, I couldn’t wrap my head around this latest bout of sonic curiosity. I was immediately turned off by drearily oblique opener “At Least That’s What You Said” and the whirring pomposity of “Less Than You Think.” But focusing on its quieter moments, I am pleased to find some of the higher songwriting peaks of Tweedy’s career, from the muted distress of “Wishful...
...house-sitter?) On one of his forays he meets a lovely woman (Lee Seung-yun), the abused wife of a golf-mad businessman. A fable of seduction and soul-mating, violence and revenge, plays out in this nearly wordless film that offers a modern gloss on an Asian ghost story...
JAMES CARVILLE normally pays his bills by fighting with big kids--like Tucker Carlson. But with his new children's book, Lu and the Swamp Ghost, the Democratic strategist targets a younger demo. The tale is based on a story from his mother's childhood. "A tramp hung out on the bayou behind her house," says the Cajun pundit. "She befriended this guy, and would give him foodstuffs. It's a story about the difference between riches and [monetary] wealth." We're pretty sure even Carlson couldn't argue with that...
...wins, by the way, they are really coming after Fannie and Freddie next year. They're asserting the Treasury's authority to regulate the amount of debt that Freddie and Fannie issue. That's a power that's been in the closet. It's like a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Future. This is what your future is if you don't change. So that's a meaningful issue for Fannie and Freddie...