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...actually grow old. "Never invest in any idea you can't illustrate with a crayon," Fidelity mastermind Peter Lynch advised, but we embraced all kinds of investments about which we understood nothing except the hollow promise that they would never fail. When the economy began to swoon we kept spending, effectively sending ourselves rebate checks from accounts already way overdrawn, as if it would make us feel better to buy a new TV and charge it to our kids. States fund their schools, which among other things are meant to turn children into responsible adults, by selling lottery tickets...
...ground in the end zone." Sometimes a frantic heave will net a score, but you get the sense that even if McCain stages a last-minute rally, Obama will not be daunted. Under insane pressure - as brutal a year on the stump as I've ever seen - he has kept his head. He is the least angry...
...concern in Democratic circles about what Biden might blurt out, he nevertheless seems to have improved over the past year. In the nomination season debates, when Biden himself was running for President, he usually kept his commentary smart, snappy and on message. His most memorable debate moment, in fact, came when he was asked if he would have the discipline as President to control his mouth. His one-word answer...
...film, especially in light of Lee's reply to the historical questions. "Spike Lee can make whatever film he wants," he says. "I don't know why he wanted to insert that [betrayal] scene. Now he doesn't want to apologize, and attacks us? He could have just kept quiet...
...staffing shortfall: "The agency's food-related funding has not kept pace with inflation, with FDA losing 800 scientists, inspectors, and other critical food safety staff since fiscal year...