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...have ransacked the Beatles library for alternate versions of songs: John's early take of "Strawberry Fields," for example, slimmer in production values but more haunting. They play one a cappella piece, "Sun King," backward. They have jumbled bits of different tunes into Ivesian concoctions. "For the Benefit of Mr. Kite" now concludes with (according to the press notes) "excerpts from 'Cry Baby Cry,' sound effects from 'Good Morning Good Morning,' laughter from 'Piggies,' noises from 'I Want You (She's So Heavy),' 'Helter Skelter' and audio snippets of The Beatles joking around during recording sessions...
...further back, to Liverpool of World War II. We have already seen sailors in this port town climb ships' ropes to come ashore. Now we get the sound of bombs and artillery fire, before a Winston Churchill figure (irreverently dubbed Mr. Piggy) announces that the war is over. The girl who would become Queen Elizabeth II struts about in a cameo frame, a living portrait. (And a rude one: Her Majesty is played by a man, as we discover when she removes the frame, her wig and most of her clothes...
...disappointed with Mr. Ellison’s decision to withdraw his commitment,” Friedell said...
...Mr. DeLay had a profile among contributor Democrats that causes them to be more generous than they are going to be with a candidate who isn't as high profile," longtime Texas Democratic political analyst Dan McClung said in court. DeLay didn't just bring in money, McClung added, but also support from out-of-state Democratic interest groups and resources from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee...
...receive some early support from Hollywood heavyweights Rob Reiner and Barbra Streisand?when DeLay was still in the race. DeLay, who had testified earlier Monday about his move to Virginia, was not in the courtroom for the Democratic salute to his potency, but his presence loomed large. "If Mr. DeLay stays on the ballot, it is a lot easier to run against somebody who's been indicted," Bailey said...