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...till we drop," said Chuck Hill, 66, the new town manager, one morning. I had invited five people to breakfast; 40 showed up. Thunder Valley Inn owner Anita Nelson, in Norsk regalia, got on the piano and pounded out an anti-Perrier sing-along to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic. And the lesson is this: never underestimate the will or resourcefulness of people who are snowed in half the year...
...this year the Aussies put on an Olympic show that makes you think that Oscar night might be better contracted out to Sydney-siders. Well, OK, there were a couple of sappy moments: the music sounded like retreaded ABBA, and the Olympic Hymn, sung in Greek, is a bore. But for the most part the whole event showed great flair and - most critically - a fine sense of humor. Given the opportunity to tell its national story to 3.7 billion television viewers around the world, few nations would include a segment celebrating the postwar suburban boom featuring funny-looking guys...
...tame that HMO, get prescription drugs covered for Mom and Dad. If his base came home and the waitresses tuned in, a top Gore aide explained, Gore could tighten the race and then turn his attention to more affluent swing voters with a sunnier, centrist message, and the battle hymn could fade again to the background...
...Battle Hymn of the Republic 2. In the Mood 3. Little Things Mean a Lot 4. Shanty in Old Shanty Town 5. White Christmas 6. Silent Night 7. Green Door 8. San Antonio Rose 9. Love Me Tender 10. Oh, Johnny...
...assault against him and his staff. Private investigators, a customary tool of Clinton backers seeking to discourage his enemies, appeared in Starr's hometown, sniffing after the political connections of the prosecutor's dead father. A White House contact told a reporter that Starr--often cartooned as a hymn-singing Fundamentalist--was himself having an affair. Clinton friend James Carville collected tapes of phone calls made to his office discussing the sexual backgrounds of Starr's staff. (The tapes are now under seal in another lawsuit, and Carville denies circulating the material...