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...Most of my colleagues at Oxford did law school, or consulting, and here I was in Reno, Nevada, in large part having to hide my Harvard and Oxford background so people wouldn’t think I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth,” she said...
...governor Charlie Crist and Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal) at his ranch and avoided unseemly leaks or accusations of pandering. Obama faces pressure to choose opponent Hillary Clinton, a tangle he'd rather avoid. Obama paused his nomination battle with Clinton to focus on swing states like New Mexico and Nevada that will be decisive in November. He may also install adviser Paul Tewes at the Democratic National Committee to merge party and campaign operations. McCain faced more questions over the nimbleness and strength of his campaign, along with Republican doubts that he has maximized the springtime break created...
...other side of Pennsylvania Avenue, might make a good Majority Leader. But those doing the speculating clearly don't understand the way the Senate works. Not only is majority leader actually a tedious, behind-the-scenes managerial position, but the current holder of that position, Harry Reid of Nevada, is a lot more popular in his party than outsiders realize, and his chief deputies, Dick Durbin and Charles Schumer, have their own ambitions. Senators want a leader they can call at any hour with complaints - in other words they want a referee, not a superstar. "The Senate needs to work...
...Nevada in 1957, a time of rock 'n' roll (Elvis' Hound Dog is on the sound track), greasy-haired juvenile delinquents (including the main new character, Shia LaBeouf's Mutt Williams), commie-phobia (and why not? The Soviets have just penetrated a U.S. military base), fear of the Bomb (hmm, what's that mushroom cloud on the horizon?) and mass sightings of UFOS (coming soon to an archaeological dig near...
...gong; in The Last Crusade a big boulder in Utah. This time, suggesting more modest aspirations, or maybe kiddingly deflecting the audience's gargantuan expectations, it's a weeny prairie dog hill, from which a critter emerges just before being nearly run over by speeding cars. We're in Nevada, near Area 51, and it's 1957, a time of rock 'n' roll (Elvis's "Hound Dog" on the soundtrack), fear of the Soviets (and why not? they've just penetrated a U.S. military base), fear of The Bomb (hey, what's that mushroom cloud on the horizon?) and mass...