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...mild-mannered Rudenstine, the official line sounds like that of a last-action hero: I don’t negotiate with terrorists. I envision him sitting (at home?) spamming the student body, his words booming out to the faceless (and bodyless) crowd, which roars in answer, “Ru-den-stine! Ru-den-stine...
...mark prosecuting corruption cases. He has impressed careerists in the FBI and at the Justice Department with his intellectual courage and his passion for public service. He is a patrician, an Ivy Leaguer who?s very smart very high-minded and idealistic. He?s also a decorated Vietnam War hero. Before Ashcroft?s confirmation, Mueller was essentially running the Justice Department as the acting deputy Attorney General. If there were a department-wide vote at Justice to name Freeh?s replacement, Mueller would get quite a few of them...
...give blood. Unfortunately, I quickly found out that I had to wait until my 17th birthday. I couldn’t wait. It was not so much that I thought my blood would save somebody else, though I did take that into consideration. It was more of the hero-allure: I wouldn’t need to rest after giving blood, I wouldn’t faint, it wouldn’t hurt me. I would be strong...
...have been toiling in the party vineyards. If Bush doesn't go for diversity, Bob Mueller, the US Attorney in San Francisco and acting Deputy Attorney General, would be a great pick as far as many career prosecutors and FBI agents are concerned. He's a decorated Vietnam war hero and much admired prosecutor...
That background explains why the publishing world has whipped itself into a fine froth of hype and hoopla over a rather creepy 12-year-old fictional hero named, as is the novel he stars in, Artemis Fowl. British rights to the book, written by Irish schoolteacher and children's writer Eoin (pronounced Owen) Colfer, 35, were purchased last summer by Penguin/Puffin. Then Talk Miramax Books snapped up U.S. rights, and Miramax Films optioned the book for a film. At that point, publishers all over the planet began bidding on Artemis Fowl, which has now been sold in 18 countries...