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...that lead to Chimayo, a sleepy New Mexico village known for the sacred earth upon which the Santuario de Chimayo sits. Many of the pilgrims carry crosses on their journey, but this year they may feel inclined to brandish signs that say TOURISTS GO HOME! The source of their ire: New Mexico's tourism department, which is hyping the local shrine as the "Lourdes of America" in full-page ads in a dozen slick magazines, including Travel & Leisure, Holiday and Southern Living...
Venezuela was apparently targeted because it had chaired the Security Council session that imposed the sanctions. Another object of mob ire was Russia's embassy. The former Soviet Union was once Libya's best friend and supplier in the "anti-imperialist" struggle...
With Tsongas out of the race, ire set in when Democrats, with more than half the delegates yet to be chosen, were deprived of the one thing they craved: a real choice. Democratic leaders deserve some of the blame for artificially stacking too many primaries around Super Tuesday to create an early consensus. By tinkering with the rules, the Democrats fell victim yet again to the law of unintended consequences: Clinton was anointed as the de facto nominee before most Democrats were comfortable with him. Little known before the campaign began, Clinton is now being defined by Brown's sound...
...attacks on the CPB, moreover, seem somewhat misdirected. The agency accounts for just 17% of all public-TV funding; the rest comes from individual subscribers, corporations and other sources. The shows that have drawn the most ire were produced without CPB help at all. Tongues Untied was made by Berkeley lecturer Marlon Riggs for $175,000, $5,000 of which came (through two intermediary sources) from the National Endowment for the Arts. Maria's Story, which cost $225,000, was funded by Britain's Channel 4 and other sources...
...subject of this woman's ire is a smoking camel named Cool Joe, the cartoon character that has been the centerpiece of a catchy ad campaign by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company...