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...Lieberman brings a sweet twist of sanctimony to the attack-dog role and he delivers the loftier offensives. "The fact is that George Bush's record on the environment in Texas is horrible," he said in an interview on CNN. "They have the most toxically polluted air in America. Houston is the dirtiest city. Kids in Houston don't know whether they can go out to play every day until the school officials or the local officials check the air quality." That's a down and dirty as Joe gets...
...loftier projects is coming under fire in Brazil, where the Maharishi Global Development Fund proposes to construct the first of 1,000 buildings planned for the planet's largest cities. This one, in Sao Paulo, is a four-sided, pyramid-shaped structure with Hindu carvings that will surpass the 1,483-ft.-tall Petronas Towers in Malaysia to become the world's tallest skyscraper. Opponents say Sao Paulo, virtually bankrupt as it is, would have to shoulder enormous infrastructure costs, and environmentalists claim the site is dangerously near a floodplain that is awash in the rainy season...
Despite the similarities, the objectives of last year's squad and the new guard are quite different. While the Crimson was desperate to snag a spot in the post-season last year, Harvard Coach Mark Mazzoleni has loftier goals in mind for his first year in the ECAC...
There are a lot of teen singers around these days, but unfortunately there aren't many teen vocalists. At 16, Alecia Elliott, judging by her debut album, deserves the latter, loftier title. O.K., sure, the bulk of the material on her new CD is light country-pop. But Elliott's warm voice brings out the melody in every track, deepening and personalizing her songs. It'll be fun to watch this country star-in-the-making grow...
Neither can Vermeer's sharp-eyed mother-in-law and his perpetually pregnant wife, particularly after she learns that her earring is the same as the one worn by Greit in her portrait. But the truth is loftier than a studio tryst between artist and model. In fact, Chevalier's version is sexier: an exquisitely controlled exercise that illustrates how temptation is restrained for the sake...