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...times he never experienced, even if you can practically see the tongue of fire over his head when he speaks. But Jazz's seventh and finest episode, Dedicated to Chaos, which chronicles the beginnings of the bebop revolution as well as the coming of hard drugs and the deepening scar of racism, eases away at the end on a note of shattering simplicity. Dave Brubeck, whose music, buttressed by the suave and inventive sax of Paul Desmond, is an important rediscovery here, recounts a childhood incident of racial revelation that leaves him weeping. It is an unforgettable anecdote and lays...
Ashley Marie Rhodes-Courter, 15, another contestant, lived in 14 foster homes over a 10-year period. "Harry has a lightning scar on his forehead to remind him of his past," she wrote. "There's one on my back to remind me of mine...
...campaign-finance reform. McCain based his campaign on "straight talk." His forthright style earned him goodwill from the press and an intense following among independents and disaffected voters, who turned out in record numbers. Ultimately, conservatives secured his defeat, and McCain, pictured at his ranch in November (the scar on his face is from skin-cancer surgery), became a loyal soldier for Bush--to an extent. When he returns to Congress, he promises "blood on the floor" over campaign finance...
...smaller now too. Johnson, whom Nancy Hanschman (her maiden name) covered in her first campaign in 1960, was a bigger personality running for Vice President than George W. Bush is today running for the top job. Perhaps L.B.J. was more mysterious - even if he did show off his surgical scar - because the cameras weren't always there. He and his friend House Speaker Sam Rayburn complained that television was killing the old back-room ways. Viewers thought Rayburn a lout when they saw him stay seated when Mom interviewed him. Editorial writers and voters criticized Johnson for talking to this...
Sean Baylor, a 6-year-old dressed as Harry Potter, complete with bandaged black glasses and purple lightening bolt scar, also expressed his excitement...