Word: note
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...that our leading public universities, which have been so important for so long to the nation’s scientific enterprise, should somehow cede the field to well-endowed private institutions.” Below Faust’s letter, the weekly magazine ran an editor’s note stating that BusinessWeek had reviewed the tape-recorded conversation and concluded that “we believe we reported her comments fairly.” But BusinessWeek added that it had paraphrased Faust using words that did not accurately reflect her statements, wrongly suggesting that public universities short on funding...
...Before and after debates, rival campaign staffers note, Romney tends not to mingle with the other candidates - most of whom know each other professionally - preferring instead to keep close to his family and staff. And those same staffers delight in trading stories about Romney's odd behavior. The day before the Republican primary, Huckabee mocked Romney for ordering lunch at a Kentucky Fried Chicken, then peeling off the fried coating and eating it with a knife and fork. Presented with a golf club, Huckabee said he wouldn't be very good at the game: "I'd be like Mitt Romney...
...weeks went by, and Lubetkin still heard nothing from Mitzi. On a Friday afternoon in early June, a distraught Lubetkin walked into the Continental Hyatt House next door to the Comedy Store, climbed to the roof of the fourteen-story building, and leaped to his death. His suicide note read: "My name is Steve Lubetkin. I used to work at the Comedy Store...
...expected, Daniel Day-Lewis' role as a deranged oilman in There Will Be Blood won him the award for Best Performance by Someone Who Kills a Guy in a Bowling Alley. Day-Lewis introduced a somber note by speaking of his admiration for Heath Ledger, the 28-year-old actor who died last week. He praised Ledger's performances in Monster's Ball and Brokeback Mountain, and dedicated his award to the late Australian...
...shouldn't end on a rancorous note. As a moviegoer and a TV watcher, I'm truly grateful that the Screen Actors Guild invited us to their party. And thanks, everyone, for dressing up so nice...