Word: nails
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...shaken off most of the doubts that Maryland's political elite once had about her. And no Kennedy of her generation has been as skillful as Kathleen at enjoying the benefits of being American royalty without being swallowed by them. Kathleen "lobbied the hell out of us" to nail down a prime-time speaking slot at last year's Democratic National Convention, says a former Gore-campaign official. (But she lost the high-profile gig to her cousin Caroline, the princess of Camelot...
...ravine near you. The boys open their third album with Pop and Celebrity, Michael Jackson-style salvos against, respectively, the critics who await their demise and the hangers-on who like them only for their fame. But even when ranting, 'N Sync wields its pop hooks like weapons; they nail every chorus, emote feverishly on the ballads and hedge their bets on the whole pop thing by bouncing between techno, two-step, hip-hop and any other style Billboard might one day have a chart for. Slick and stupid? Sure. But it will make you dance. 'N Sync is probably...
...federal excise taxes. Throw in another 58 cents for the cost of the $206 billion settlement with 46 states - a suit, the irony of which should not escape anyone, launched to recoup "lost" healthcare costs due to smoking - and you're down $1.35 and on your eighth coffin nail before you even start paying the boys down in Raleigh-Durham...
...What will the first Chinese Olympics be like? How did China nail down their bid? TIME international correspondent Barry Hillenbrand has covered four Olympics for TIME (most recently the 2000 summer games in Sydney). He spoke with TIME.com Friday morning after the announcement...
...Difficult - but not impossible. Prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's office will be trying to nail down a number of specifics, legal experts say, such as: Exactly when the affidavit was presented to Smith (if it was after the FBI talked to her, as her lawyer maintains, that's not good for Condit). Whether Condit knew what was in the affidavit (it helps the Congressman if his lawyer prepared it without revealing the contents). Whether Condit repeatedly asked Smith to sign the affidavit, as her attorney insists he did (if true, that's very bad news for Condit). Whether there...