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...annual meeting of China's legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), has always been more political pep rally than lawmaking event. Dozens of flags are hoisted atop Beijing?s Great Hall of the People, flowerpots cover huge swaths of Tiananmen Square, and banners carrying the ideological slogans of the moment are everywhere to be seen. Amid the trappings of a grand political convention, the 3,000 delegates?most of them selected by the Communist Party, which also preapproves the laws they'll vote on?sit through 10 days of work reports presented in a series of speeches by leadership...
Last Wednesday in the White House residence, George Bush was trying to rally the troops. ?I'm a pretty driven guy,? he told a group of 15 GOP lawmakers about his determination to reform Social Security. ?When I get my mind focused I mean it.? It was a timely pep talk, coming after hollow-eyed Republicans had returned from town halls and covered dish dinners where angry constituents were opposed to Bush's initiative. The man in charge of shepherding the President's plan through the Senate, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, hinted last week it might make sense...
...freshmen and sophomores bunking there has more than doubled, to 165. The biggest benefit, according to program director Rachel Collins Butler, in addition to sanctioned study groups and study breaks, comes from live-in mentors, the dozen juniors and seniors who can provide academic pointers as well as pep talks...
...paper printed the Pudding’s 1950 letter begging the pleasure of Sharman Douglas’ company, advising the young socialite that the “well-bred” from Harvard’s “bluest-blooded band” had “more pep and flavor” than the British men she had been dating...
...between the leads, dominates what might have been an edgy comedy. There are the occasional underhanded jabs – “Oh sweet mother of Jesus, who gave that woman an amp?” – for which weddings provide the perfect backdrop. A crucial pep talk also allows another brief moment of realism, as Nick suggests to the groom, “You go back and you get to spend the rest of your life having great makeup...