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...decay. In mid-August, I watched the Congressman take questions in Darien from a luncheon group called the romeos (Retired Outstanding Men Eating Out). Shays was very patient, taking questions for almost two hours, and the romeos were appreciative. Toward the end, however, a gentleman named Howard Zinner rose to praise Shays for his civility and moderation and then asked this question: "What do you have to say about politicians like your fellow Republican, House majority leader John Boehner [of Ohio], who calls those who don't agree with the President 'Defeatocrats'? Why are there so damn few Republicans like...
...interior of the office is adorned with large Afghan rugs, cream-colored sofas and a marble fireplace; behind Karzai's desk is a bookcase that prominently displays the collected writings of George Washington. From the serenity of that perch, it's tempting to gaze down at the blossoming rose garden below and convince yourself that the war being waged to save Karzai's country is far, far away...
...Karzai: This is what I am hearing about the blast. So far, reports indicate three people killed in the coalition, three Afghans and the suicide bombers. (Numbers rose to 16 Afghans dead, 2 soldiers, three dozen wounded...
...consistently been shown to improve test scores that some schools in Virginia have been accused of cheating a la Barry Bonds - by juicing their students on test days. On those days, the free lunches that poor students received had unusually higher calorie counts. Among those students, English test scores rose by 14%, and 18% in History and Social Studies. Maybe they scored higher on the next round of child obesity tests as well...
Actor-director JON FAVREAU heralded the birth of his third child on his MySpace blog myspace.com/jonfavreau) "Her name is Brighton Rose Favreau and she's doing great." Now if he'd blog on friend Vince Vaughn's love life, his hits would soar...