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Borders The story of the problems at the country's second largest book retailer is a grim tale. Even before the economic downturn, Borders didn't shine. "Their real estate was suboptimal in some markets, they were overexposed to music and movies, and they tried to go international, which didn...
In addition to being Republicans, Perry and Hutchison have much in common: Both were cheerleaders in college, she at the University of Texas, he at rival Texas A&M. Both have moved up through the ranks in Texas politics, serving as members of the Texas house of representatives, then holding...
A year later, Mike Huckabee is still looking for the woman who handed him her wedding ring at a Michigan campaign rally. "I don't have any money," he remembers her saying before she dissolved back into the crowd. For the former Arkansas governor, the gesture symbolized his remarkable campaign...
Huckabee also has some fun along the way. We learn that the actor Chuck Norris, a prominent Huckabee supporter, actually does use the Total Gym at home. (Norris hawks the Total Gym in a well-known late-night infomerical.) In the middle of a disquisition on libertarianism, Huckabee pauses to...
Over the ensuing decades, the book became a phenomenon, selling more than 120 million copies in 37 languages. The McWhirters were stringent fact-checkers, often traveling long distances to adjudicate whether potential-record holders met the book's standards. (Ross McWhirter was assassinated in 1975 by the IRA; Norris McWhirter...