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Which one of the Baldwin brothers is your favorite? -Sally Verno, Williamson, N.Y.In my family, it changes on a six-month cycle. We all pick one member of our family and trash that person, and then it rotates. So I would say right now my favorite Baldwin is probably my brother Daniel...
...while I enjoyed my senior year What do you look for in a girl/guy: Confidence, intellect, a great smile, and the complete understanding that I am always right Where to find you on a Saturday night: Anywhere there’s music Your best pick up line: Do I know you? Because you look a lot like my next boyfriend Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: Of course we’ll stay in touch Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: Sorry to interrupt, but I actually don’t care...
...Obama can't afford to wait. Since the Palin pick, the Obama campaign has stepped up its game with all female voters. During the Republican Convention, Obama's team was running radio ads and sending out direct mail on the abortion issue in swing states. It is dispatching more of its most prominent female supporters - including Clinton - to campaign for Obama and argue his case on the airwaves. In Pennsylvania the Obama field operation put together a "Take Your Daughter to Canvass" day; in Florida it was organizing one of Obama's trademark megarallies specifically for women, offering tickets...
...Meanwhile, McCain's surprising pick of a hockey-mom governor to share his ticket has grabbed maxed-out moms' attention. "They see their lives reflected in hers," says a top McCain strategist. "She is a person who leads a life they lead." In the TIME poll, 68% of older, non-college-educated women expressed a favorable opinion of her. "I do like Palin. I think she's going to win the election for McCain," says Kim Kalin, 49, a supervisor at a small manufacturing plant, who lives in Sterling Heights, Mich. But for other women, Palin has only added...
...center of global capitalism, the Shanghainese today ranks as China's most ardent conspicuous consumers, equally voracious when buying local or global. Nevertheless, given the somber economic mood worldwide, Shanghai has tried to reign in the excess a bit. October's annual Millionaire Fair, where the moneyed classes can pick up everything from a gold-plated toilet to a private jet, has been rebranded simply as The Fair. But the metropolis still thrums with a determined decadence, a stance borne of having to hibernate during the height of communist fervor. Practically everywhere you look in the historic French Concession, local...