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There is no doubt that John Roberts has all the credentials that a President could ask for in a Supreme Court nominee: the Harvard degrees, the federal clerkships, the government service and the years at a white-shoe Washington law firm. But in the post-Bork age, with the opposition ready to pounce on a nominee's judicial or academic record, Roberts also boasts that most prized feature of a résumé--a relatively short paper trail. For a man widely considered one of the brightest legal minds of his generation, Roberts has made very few of his personal views...
...cards. But let's assume, for the sake of argument, that there are Muslims energized by Iraq--who were not energized by Western colonialism, American imperialism, Hollywood decadence, the Roosevelt-Saud alliance, the Afghan war, Zionism, feminism or other alleged outrages against Islam. They were living contentedly, tending their shoe shop in Riyadh, and all of a sudden they discovered the joys of jihad and the lure of heavenly posthumous sex awaiting them at the other end of a suicide bombing...
...Garden Shoe Ratty old running sneakers work for some, but if you've got money to shell out for grass-stain- and water-resistant footwear, LawnGrips are hot to trot; $99 from lawngrips.com...
...look of footwear at the menswear shows last week in Paris and Milan ran the gamut from espadrilles to slides, but this summer the casual shoe of choice is still sneakers--the more retro-looking, the better. Here, three new lines to pack for the beach...
...heels can really wreak havoc on a girl's feet. Combat cracked heels with PediFix's new Heel-So-Smooth heel sleeves. Wear them around the house, and their special Visco-Gel will soften your soles. For extra cushioning on the run, Dr. Scholl's new For Her Open Shoe insoles are designed to slip into sandals without revealing themselves. And because nobody likes nail crud, there's DuWop's antifungal toe polish. --By Betsy Kroll