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...Democrats just haven't done the job." Such a campaign strategy gave the voters a reason for going with the Republicans; these nationally-voiced ideals supposedly led to the mandate--and a gain of 34 seats in the House of Representatives--which the voters dropped into the President's lap...
...etiquette is often based on the struggle for status, or what Californians like to call "personal space." At a chromed and carpeted temple of body worship on Santa Monica Boulevard, for example, everybody scrupulously obeys certain unwritten rules. No more than three swimmers are allowed in each lap lane. It is rude to swim the backstroke unless the swimmer is alone in the lane. "Neo-manners" is what Cynthia Heimel calls such rituals. "There don't seem to be enough resources for everyone...
Enchantment fails. Was The Lord of the Rings that much better, or was the difference a wondering child sitting on the reader's lap...
...comprise the film's most imaginative and evocative momements. Mickey, who writes her journal entries in the tub, loves water and one her fantasies is to be seduced on a boat under "the scorching sun." Scotty responds by inviting her to lunch on his new sailboat. As the waves lap the sides of the boat, Scotty slowly rubs lotion on his chest. Mickey, needless to say, is speechless...
...presidential election campaign enters its final lap, the economy is waving green and yellow flags, giving the White House cause for both concern and cheer. Government statistics released last week showed that growth is faltering and raised the specter that the U.S. might be headed for a new recession. But at the same time, interest rates dipped, lifting hopes that the recovery will gain new pep. On top of that, Britain cut the price of its North Sea oil by $1.35 per bbl. to $28.65, and Nigeria followed with a $2 reduction to $28. The breaks in oil prices...