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...Television, the pros say, is a women's medium. Women watch more prime-time TV and are believed to make more household viewing choices. But you wouldn't have known it by watching lately. Like post-9/11 politics, much post-9/11 TV has been manly and daddy-oriented. The networks have churned out CSI clones that have mostly male leads. After a ratings drop-off among young men last fall, executives blamed new shows starring women (Karen Sisco, Miss Match). Family sitcoms hew to the formula of lumpy guy with hot, smart but secondary wife. Bush's answer...
...suggest that the U.S. Supreme Court would uphold the initiative as a legitimate means for Colorado to change its system. However, he notes that the losing side might charge that there were irregularities in the procedures leading to the initiative. And, in a pamphlet sent to voters listing the pros and cons of 36, the legislative council of the statehouse noted that if the amendment passes, its retroactive nature "might cause court battles." After 2000, in this tight race, that may prove quite an understatement. --With reporting by Rita Healy/Denver
WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING AGAINST OTHER PROS IN THE GAME, IS IT LIKE PLAYING THEM ON THE GOLF COURSE...
...display of the great differences in political thinking on the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean. The President's unwavering trust in his mission (well, in himself) and his uncompromising use of power is difficult for Europeans to swallow. We are much more used to parliamentary compromises, minority governments, pros and cons, and, simply, doubt. I am quite worried that Americans and Europeans are drifting apart in a way we have never seen before. It is a real shame, and we need to rebuild the old alliance. The U.S. has to show more understanding of the views of other countries...
...play mad scientist in them. Public dining rooms are also like cathedrals. You go to them looking for a mixture of spectacle and serenity. You want to be awestruck. You're also hoping to find space for a little quiet reflection, even if it's just over the pros and cons of a seared scallop. And while it's true that a long evening at a good table should also provide some theater, a sense of occasion, the occasion should not be Halloween. When you're trying to focus on the contrast between your garlic steamed branzino and the lingonberry...