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...Cambodia in 1984) and his own writing (Monster in a Box, 1992), both of which later became films. By the late 1990s, his pieces had become less dark and cynical as he settled into fatherhood and daily yoga on Long Island, but a 2001 car accident fractured his skull and brought on a new bout of depression...
...precision and command over every subtle fluctuation and movement of her voice that is paralleled by none. At points, Bartoli’s voice would soar in an ethereal airiness that seemed to originate from the height of her temples or the upper reaches of the back of her skull...
...rise from high school dolt to Yale alum, from addict governor to born-again president, Bush was rewarded over and over for finding dubious backdoors when misbehavior and mediocrity closed off the front. The once-Skull and Bones, now O’Douls drinker learned early to say things he doesn’t mean and make commitments he has no intention of keeping...
...Gore dared not attack Bush on his character in 2000 because Gore knew that disgust with Clinton might stain him by association. Kerry has no such baggage. He may be a Skull and Bones like Bush, but his heroism in Vietnam and public service in the Senate give him abundant patriotic currency. Likewise, should John Edwards somehow steal the nomination, he can boast of a working class success story that embodies the American dream...
...daughters are serving in Iraq. In Wisconsin he won the blue-collar vote--as he has throughout his career. His aides look forward to a game of "Who's the Real Phony?" with the President, who is, after all, a graduate of Yale, and Harvard, a member of Skull and Bones, a lifetime beneficiary of connections from a family far more affluent than Kerry's. And all this from a fellow who would have you believe that he's a plain ole country boy from Texas. Unlike Dukakis or Gore, Kerry is not averse to playing rough...