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...show. "You don't know what this does for my confidence," American Idol runner-up Jennifer Hudson said when she collected an award for her performance in Dreamgirls at the top of the show. When Eastwood repeated Hudson's line, it was with a wink. But no matter. Dirty Harry quoting an Idol runner-up is a sure sign of the apocalypse...
...vaulting ambition ("That's my problem, I can't hear the word 'no'"), for wanting to show the old-money crowd how new big money can be made. "Why should I work for that white man?" he says in Turkey. "I'll work for myself." It doesn't matter that he lacks the leisure skills of the brahmins; he has no leisure time. "I don't know how to play golf, but I'm a solid player in my business...
...Department of Revenue, confident the ruling will be overturned on appeal, is continuing with the assessments. Says Deputy Commissioner Reagan Farr, "It's fine to have a criminal and a regulatory scheme running in tandem. We've made sure our statute is purely regulatory, not punitive." But no matter how you define it, the bottom line for Tennessee is that crime pays...
...course, Obama also starts out with expectations that may come back to haunt him. Because of his inclusive rhetoric, he's been embraced by liberals, moderates and even some Republicans and evangelical Christians. But no matter how many videos his campaign staff puts out showing his 2004 convention speech in which he talked about getting beyond those divides, a presidential campaign will force him to stake out clearer positions that will inevitably alienate some. Moderates and conservatives will learn that Obama has a more liberal voting record than Clinton, according to congressional voting rankings, while liberals will find that...
...also understands the weird chronology of presidential politics, the patience needed to last through interminable house parties and candidate forums, the fierce compression of time that will take place a year from now when Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina spin through their elections in a matter of weeks. "But his greatest strength is playing hurt," says James Carville. "You just can't go through one of these things without making mistakes, and there is no politician I know who has handled tough times better." His ability to think clearly--to actually think better--under pressure will...