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George W. Bush's entry for himself in some future history book? Actually, it was the President describing Abraham Lincoln last week during an epic 100-min. question-and-answer session with 9,000 soldiers and students at Kansas State University. Bush hastened to say he was not comparing himself with that iconic wartime President: "I would never do that." But that's how this President sees himself, according to friends. And last week he began reminding us, selling himself with more vim and certitude than at any other time since he was re-elected 15 months...
...executive branch. And far from winning over moderate Republicans, Democrats seem to be losing their own centrists. Democratic leadership aides say they expect Senators Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Bill Nelson of Florida to vote for Alito, joined by Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota. Blanche Lincoln of Nebraska is on the fence, and the betting is that anywhere from 5 to 10 Democrats will abandon ship and vote with the Republicans. While not as dramatic a Republican win as the 78-22 blowout in favor of Chief Justice John Roberts last fall, the Alito vote...
...problem. Their products just can't command enough value in the market," he says. Total sales were $164 billion in 2003; estimates for '06 are around $150 billion. Ford Motor hopes several new midsize cars with crisp styling and peppy engines--the Ford Fusion, the Mercury Milan and the Lincoln Zephyr--will help. Sales for all three have increased more than 30% each month since their October release...
...Ford Five Hundred, a middle-market sedan with all the élan of Wonder Bread. Ford's revival of the legendary Thunderbird, in 2001, flopped so badly that production was suspended last year. Geriatric wonders like the Grand Marquis and Town Car still roll out of Mercury and Lincoln plants, headed mainly for corporate fleets. Only Mazda, which Ford controls, appears to be reliably cranking out critically lauded models, from the compact Mazda 3 to the MX-5 roadster. In view of the warm reception for the CX-7, a crossover vehicle unveiled at the Detroit auto show, Mazda...
...musician.”After the Sanders Theatre performance, Gutman will perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Terrace Theatre in Washington, D. C.,; North Shore Center in Skokie, IL; Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theatre in Philadelphia; and Lincoln Center in New York. Recital of Natalia Gutman at Sanders Theatre. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006. 7:00 PM. Tickets $34.50, $46.50, and $56.50 with a $5.00 senior discount and a 50% student discount (with a valid ID). Tickets are available by calling the Harvard Box Office 617-496-2222 or through the website...