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...first met Paul Newman in 1968, when George Roy Hill, the director of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, introduced us in New York City. When the studio didn't want me for the film - it wanted somebody as well known as Paul - he stood up for me. I don't know how many people would have done that; they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers...
...Open Market, 540 Harrison Ave., Boston. Free. 5) Cookie Monster Bring your sweet tooth to the 75 Chestnut Restaurant, but leave your purse at home, because you can sample and review expertly prepared cookies for free. Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 5:00 p.m. 75 Chestnut, 75 Chestnut St., Beacon Hill, Boston. Free...
...What this showed more than anything else was that not even members of Congress can ignore a switchboard system of Capitol Hill that is so totally jammed," said Peter Sepp, a conservative opponent of the bill with the National Taxpayers Alliance...
...More than any individual member on Capitol Hill, no one has more to lose in this debacle than John McCain. By claiming to suspend his campaign and pledging to help bring House Republicans on board, McCain put much of his political capital on the line - to the point that his staff were already claiming credit for the legislative coup Monday morning on the assumption that it would pass. "This is very bad for McCain," said Clyde Wilcox, a government professor at Georgetown University. "So he interrupts his campaign to fly to Washington to deliver a deal, and then cannot deliver...
...what happens now? On Capitol Hill, House leaders said they'll try again soon. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson practically begged for a revised deal in his brief appearance after the market carnage. "Our tool kit is substantial but insufficient," he said. The market's traumatized reaction today may change some minds and some votes...