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...arduous one. But it is a frosty disagreement between the U.S. and Canada that has cast the greatest chill over the voyage of the Polar Sea, a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker. The U.S. considers the strait an international route. The Coast Guard says the vessel is simply taking the quickest route home. The Canadians claim that the strait is an internal waterway, and they see the U.S. insistence on entering without permission as an insult to the country's sovereignty. "The Americans are abusing us," declares Jean Chrétien, external affairs minister in the opposition Liberal Party's shadow cabinet...
...then among our side: whether she is a net minus or net plus to conservatism. I have come to the conclusion that she's a minus." Even fans speak of Coulter in ways that suggest some distance: "I think Ann is a brilliant girl, and she's got the quickest mouth in the East," says the Rev. Jerry Falwell. "Now, I probably won't use her on Sunday morning in my church because she is capable of getting a little aggressive...
Free-market crusader Stephen Moore learned over the years that the quickest way to bring an abrupt end to a conversation was to mention two words: Social Security. He remembers a White House meeting in the mid-1980s at which he raised the idea of overhauling the program as a way to cut the deficit--and a top Reagan Administration official pretended to have suddenly gone deaf. Years later, Moore brought it up as Newt Gingrich and his wrecking crew were drafting the Contract with America, which would be their manifesto for taking over the House. Again, no sale...
...you’re planning on going after 7 p.m. on a weekend, get a reservation, and remember: the 30-person party room goes the quickest. According to John Kim, a Boston University student and part-time employee, the 21-room complex draws a variety of karaoke enthusiasts. The usual crowd is a mixed bag of young Asian Americans and college students—hence the three hefty binders filled with Chinese, Japanese and English songs. Despite the studio’s no-drinking policy, beer bottles have magically appeared in the trash and probably have contributed to general enjoyment...
While all his teammates and coaches can do is rave—Murphy called him “one of the top three quickest kids on our team, and that includes [everyone],” and “mentally, physically tough”—the answer is not as obvious or clichéd as “win.” Nor is it as obsessive as “98 tackles, 12 sacks, 5 interceptions,” though that would all be nice—and, in the end, that all may very well...