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Everyone knows the story about the boy from Midland, Texas, who overcame the handicap of low expectations. But it belongs more to Tommy Franks than to George W. Bush. Franks was born in the tiny town of Wynnewood, in south-central Oklahoma, but moved as an infant with his mechanic father and stay-at-home mom to Midland at the same time the Bush clan arrived from Connecticut. The two families didn't know each other, though Franks went to high school with Bush's future wife Laura. She doesn't remember him, and their high school principal's memories...
...expressed her sentiment that Wallace’s intelligence may have been a handicap...
...military experts estimate Saddam could also dump up to 3 million bbl. a day into the Persian Gulf, shutting down up to 15 desalinization plants around the littoral and despoiling the shores and wildlife for decades. Cleaning up after Saddam could cost close to $50 billion and severely handicap Iraq's postwar economic recovery--not to mention America...
This is not an easy year to handicap the Oscar nominations, due to be announced Feb. 11. Nearly every category offers eight or ten plausible nominees, a marked rise from the typical six or seven. True, shoo-ins exist in every category, and, yes, Chicago and The Hours both stand to rake in numerous nods; nevertheless, this year’s nominations race is as wide-open as I’ve ever seen...
...social issues such as the death penalty and gay rights. But she is deeply torn about abortion. Yes, she supports a woman's right to choose, but only in tightly prescribed instances, such as if a woman is raped or if a child might be born with a handicap. "Everyone wants this to be a black-and-white thing," she says...