Word: jim
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...Born February 4, 1947, in Kittery, Maine, he's a 1968 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy along with fellow admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Virginia Democratic Senator Jim Webb...
...great deal of expertise that's available in the still-serving military. So I would think that, with all respect for Admiral Blair, there was a lot of people who would have been a better choice." - Michael Scheuer, ex-CIA bin Laden chief, January 6, 2009, the Newshour with Jim Lehrer...
...Hunter became John Boorman's Point Blank. In the 70s he owned the comedy-caper genre, for what that's worth, with The Hot Rock, Bank Shot and Hot Stuff. He wrote scripts based on his own novels and those of other crime writers, incl. Jim Thompson's The Grifters (Oscar nomination) and Patricia Highsmith's Ripley Under Ground. He knew the difference in the two crafts: "If I write a novel, I'm a god. If I write a screenplay, I'm a minor deity." Westlake died of a heart attack New Year's Eve while on a rare...
...Tony Snow, 53, hosted a Fox show as an out-of-town tryout for his job as White House Press Secretary. Jack Narz, 85, hosted the "fixed" game show Dotto; got rehabilitated and hosted Concentration. A "so long, folks" to three top sportscasters: ABC's Wide World of Sports' Jim McKay, 86, and warmly remembered baseball announcers Skip Caray, 68, of the Atlanta Braves, and all-time Yankee Bobby Murcer...
...hotel also has a rooftop pool, and the RH restaurant, which focuses on fresh local ingredients. You'll be tracing the steps of rock stars here: Back in the '70s, when the hotel was still a Hyatt (nicknamed the "Riot Hyatt"), Led Zeppelin rode motorcycles in the hallway here, Jim Morrison swung from a balcony, and the opening scene of This is Spinal Tap was filmed on the roof. Check out Andaz for an introductory rate, starting at $295 per night; after Feb. 28, rates go up. 8401 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood...