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...roommates soon grew tired of hearing me whine. As I became infamous for introducing Seattle into every conversation, my friend Nirit developed a parody of this habit, which became a popular request at gatherings of my friends. Nirit was also the one who began referring to it as "the S-word." As in, "Lori, you are not allowed to use the S-word for at least the next twenty minutes...
...Hopefully we won't have as unfriendly meetingslike last week's," Smith said. "But even atfriendly meetings we should get into the habit ofbeing polite to one another and not talking out oforder...
...story. David Gergen disguised himself as Richard Nixon, his hands rising in the famous V-for-victory gesture. The much feared adviser and friend Susan Thomases was a Pilgrim. Affable communications director Mark Gearan became a gorilla, while mild-mannered personnel chief Bruce Lindsey wore a nun's habit. Pirate George Stephanopoulos huddled with media whiz Mandy Grunwald, who looked for all the world like a health security card. White House decorator Kaki Hockersmith--Scarlett O'Hara--had her dress made from fabric matching the curtains in the Lincoln Bedroom...
...stay focused, Bowe also nurtured a passionate admiration for Muhammad Ali. "I knew Ali didn't drink, so I didn't drink," Bowe says. "He didn't smoke, so I didn't smoke. He finished high school, so I finished high school." Over the years, Bowe developed another habit of Ali's: he likes a good boast and a solid punch line to go with it. And as with Ali, there is even some truth in what he says. The prime for a heavyweight comes in his late 20s. Bowe, now 26, has the potential to be one of boxing...
...that mammograms in younger women do not spot tumors well enough to produce a significant drop in the breast-cancer death rate. Many women's groups reacted angrily, arguing that not enough research had been done to reach such a conclusion. Just when women are getting into the mammogram habit, complained NCI's critics, the government is sending out a confusing message about the test...