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...Bush is stuck, and that has many people in Washington once again wondering whether he is up to the task of managing a complex foreign policy crisis and worrying about how long he can hold his team together. At about the same time that Bush's closest aide, counselor Karen Hughes, announced she would be packing up and heading back to Texas, longtime confidants of Powell began to whisper that the retired four-star general is tired of being undercut by Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the hard-liners who work for them...
...example, homosexuality in Hank is neither sensationalized nor condemned; it is used to impart a message of tolerance. The first lesson is as subtle as a sledgehammer: Hank’s stepmother (whom he amusingly dubs Miss-Perfect-Lady Karen) berates Hank and Jake for casually slinging the word “fag” as an insult. Quivering with righteous indignation, she launches into a stern lecture that lacks impact for all its sincerity. The true lesson comes later when Hank befriends a homosexual couple and experiences the full vitriol of society’s hate and prejudice...
...third novel, _Stephie_, Hank’s stepsister, is told by her mother, Miss-Perfect-Lady Karen. You might say that it's a modern female version of the book of Job. _The Gunpowder Trilogy_ hopefully deals with explosive issues, and the Gunpowder River runs through all the stories...
...Suzy did what she felt was the right thing to do under the circumstances,” said Karen Schwartzman, Wetlaufer’s spokesperson...
Woodberry has also invited one or two students to serve on the committee—which, in addition to Woodberry, Pepper and Watts, currently includes Karen J. Reiber, assistant to the master of Winthrop House...