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Former President Bill Clinton and Senator John McCain each phoned the White House and asked for the OTHER Bush-the one in the East Wing. Those calls helped set First Lady Laura Bush on a schedule this week that is her most ambitious in six years, reflecting a bolder public posture now that she isn't constrained by re-election politics. She created and was host of a White House Conference on Global Literacy that drew 30 first ladies and spouses of world leaders and 41 ministers of education from around the world among the 250 in attendance...
...economies," she told Monday's gathering. "When people read, they're more likely to participate in business and trade, which leads to greater economic development." After her remarks, the President stopped by on his way to his United Nations events, and as usual, he made the point more bluntly. "Laura believes strongly in the power of literacy to change societies," he said. "You can't have prosperity unless people can read. It's just as simple as that." After the President left, the group enjoyed a luncheon of chilled green pea soup, grilled wild Alaskan salmon, and glazed autumn vegetables...
...caged bird doesn't sing unless it has a microphone. B) Even when you're Maya Angelou, you do what Oprah wants. C) Howard Stern's dwindling audience has to go somewhere. D) She wants to talk trash about that know-nothing hussy Dr. Laura...
...DEGREES ABC, THURSDAYS, 10 P.M. E.T.; PREMIERES SEPT. 21 Was Kevin Bacon unavailable? Beats me, but this serial about connected strangers still has dramatic muscle. Steven (Campbell Scott) is a great photographer in a slump ... who is hired by ad exec Whitney (Bridget Moynahan) ... who befriends recent widow Laura (Hope Davis) ... who hires as her nanny mystery girl Mae (Erika Christensen) ... who attracts the attention of cop Carlos (Jay Hernandez, above, with Christensen) ... who forms an alliance with Damian (Dorian Missick), a gambler struggling to go straight. It's a drama of chance with enough charm to roll the dice...
...Crimson (0-5-1, 0-0-0 Ivy) post a much-needed 0-0 tie against St. Mary’s (1-5-2) in its final match at the Harvard Invitational. “The freshmen are stepping into a huge role for us,” captain Laura Odorczyk said. “[Mann] is especially dominating for us and coming up very big this year.” The lack of goals, however, did not signify a lack of scoring opportunities. Harvard controlled the ball for much of the game, keeping possession and creating opportunities just outside...