Word: jacksons
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...writes, found that children who violated rules at home "were not noticeably more likely than anyone else to cheat on a test at school or in a game on the playground." Actually, that study did find some correlation between honesty inside and outside the home. And psychologist Douglas Jackson has reanalyzed the data with modern statistical techniques and found a very high correlation...
Usually it's not all that tough getting Jesse Jackson's blessing. Whether you're a scandal-plagued President, an ear-chomping boxer or a hard-luck farmer, Jackson generally doesn't mind offering up a little private prayer and some public words of encouragement. Of course, when you're Geoffrey Fieger, the man infamously known as Dr. Death's lawyer, getting even a nod from Jackson becomes a tad more complicated...
Last week, after Fieger stunned Michigan's Democratic machine to become the party's nominee for Governor, one of his first orders of business was heading into downtown Detroit, where Jackson was preaching at a crowded Baptist convention. Fieger (rhymes with tiger) is aggressively courting black voters and was looking forward to Jackson's imprimatur...
...Geoffrey Fieger pressed his way backstage for a private chat with Jackson, he looked almost humble. Jackson greeted Michigan's aspiring Governor warmly, whispered something in his ear and then strode out to the pulpit. Fieger was pleased. He swaggered out and took a place in the audience, awaiting a few words of praise from the reverend. But Jackson only issued the terse acknowledgment that the "Democratic nominee for this state" was present, and asked Fieger to stand--without bothering to mention his name. "I guess he didn't want to try to pronounce Geoffrey," a deflated, sarcastic Fieger mumbled...
...alarmed by the strange-looking $20 bills spilling out of ATMs this fall. The newly designed denominations, which go into circulation in late September, are just the Treasury's latest weapon against counterfeiters. The phony-proof paper features a larger portrait of President Jackson and a watermark that's visible only when held up to a light...