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...story is an American story," he began. He then proceeded to chart his life from teenage father of three and minimum-wage worker to lawyer, Watergate counsel, Senator, actor and now new father of two small kids. In this, the Tennessee Senator follows a well-worn rhetorical path...
...move is a worrying sign that despite Paisley's credentials as the longtime firebrand militant leader of the most uncompromising wing of the pro-British loyalist community, his path of compromise has failed to convince large sections of the Protestant community. Mindful of concerns among his base, Paisley's party has suggested that public contact between him and McGuiness might be scaled back. But the settlement that brought them together remains sound. Paisley has been in politics almost as long as he's been in the pulpit: he ensured that his rivals for the unionist vote were beaten...
...rugby ceased to be just a sport to New Zealanders and became a vehicle for national pride. In 1905, New Zealand sent to Britain a squad combining players of European origin with the physically imposing indigenous Polynesians. But for a loss to Wales, the tourists trampled everyone in their path. Later, rugby became the one sport in which New Zealand could be confident of beating "big brother" Australia, where the best athletic talent gets scattered between several football codes. It's rugby that allows New Zealanders to believe they matter in the world, says Douglas Booth, a lecturer in sport...
...weeks left before their holiday orders are shipped. So instead, the TIA is sending its members a detailed list of precautions to make sure their holiday toys are safe. Near the top is strict oversight of every contractor and subcontractor that touches toys at any point on the path from factory to shelf. That's what tripped up Mattel, which traced its problems with lead paint to subcontractors who used unapproved lead-based paint. To plug that quality-control gap, Mattel has begun testing finished products in addition to testing the paint, plastics and other materials that go into...
...courtyard earlier this summer and offered a promise. "This will be the greatest opportunity for educational entrepreneurs, charter schools, competition and parental choice in America," he said. Call it the silver lining: Hurricane Katrina washed away what was one of the nation's worst school systems and opened the path for energetic reformers who want to make New Orleans a laboratory of new ideas for urban schools...