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...Which would you rather do: A) Have somebody prick your finger for a drop of blood B) Diet constantly in a never-ending quest to lose weight C) Spend your entire life dealing with food urges and worrying about weight-related health problems...
...Broder's nose for "a broad and strong constituency" may be right; after all, here's a man who's been around Washington longer than the Potomac. And matching new programs directly against the public pocketbook would certainly prick up a few voter ears. But there's already a "broad and strong constituency" for economy in government, along with one for campaign finance reform, a cleaner environment, improving the nation's schools and ending poverty, and look where that's gotten the voters. That's why only half of them vote...
...sexual chocolate. The bakery gets requests for just about any occasion. "We once got [someone to request a cake for] breast implants. Also, a vasectomy. We drew stitches on the penis," our insider confides. Even St. Patrick's Day gets a nod from Sweet-N-Nasty; the Le-prick-aun depicts one of the wee people with a none-too-wee piece. What exactly makes a cake "erotic?" Where do you draw the line between carnal and just disgusting? How do you keep the staff of the Harvard Lampoon out? Answer: you don't. The bakery does its best...
...Matt Damon), a poor, smart chameleon, comes to Italy under false pretenses and insinuates himself into the wealthy life of prodigal Dickie "Ouch!" Greenleaf (Jude Law). Dickie's not always as naughty as the name suggests, but sometimes he's far worse. Jude Law is the consummate self-involved prick; he's best when playing dissipated rich boys like the wheelchair-bound himbo in Gattaca, men who would loathe themselves if they would take the time to bother...
...Republican leaders, who insist it?s the Democrats, not them, who?ve tied cement blocks to the bill, the goal is to position HMO reform as close as possible to the business interests that support them most fervently. That means limiting lawsuits and capping damage awards. Democrats tend to prick their ears to the trial lawyers, who see HMOs as the most lucrative enemy since Big Tobacco, and, most important, the angry patients on whose behalf the suits would be filed. Both sides have a point, even if they?re not above using "gamesmanship" to make...