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This year dynasties are not just about Republicans and men named George Bush. Waiting for Al Gore in Los Angeles will be someone whose face is carved with the angular clarity of his own. It belongs to a slight blond, his 27-year-old daughter Karenna Gore Schiff. It would be wrong to look for her only in the family box, gamely playing host to family and friends while wearing a perma-smile. Karenna's fingerprints will be across the program, from the choice of speakers to the entertainment to the look of the stage. On Wednesday she will give...
...Hampshire Street, he was almost hit by two Hispanic males riding bikes. The man asked the suspects if they were blind, prompting one suspect to begin swearing and taunting him. One of the suspects flicked a lit cigarette at the man, hitting him above his eye and causing a slight burn. The victim could identify the suspects...
...from the airport into the city, one notices immediately how remarkably clean the buildings are and how well paved the road is. If someone in the car were to turn around in their seat, however (preferably not the driver) and glance backward toward the airport, one might notice a slight discrepancy: Viewed from this new angle, the buildings stand in disrepair. City leaders must have figured that since everyone takes another road on the return trip to the airport, there was no reason to waste time and money cleaning up both sides of the buildings...
...shouldn't. Gore is looking through his sights at a ticket that is defiantly not improved, just rounded out a bit. The Bush camp is saying that George W. Bush is enough, and that the Cheney choice just puts a slight emphasis on the Bush part of the ticket. That emphasis may turn some people off; it will inspire others. Some it will bore...
...They were supposed to issue the announcement Thursday [June 23]," said a media industry source with an active interest in the appointment. "They called up and said there had been a slight hitch and it would be Friday. And then, bingo, it didn't happen...