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...know that our best years are yet to come. We feel happy knowing that, like Hillary, as soon as we make our millions on Wall Street or Pennsylvania Avenue, we will be able to afford expensive make-overs that will reveal our true beauty. Thanks to Hillary, we can smirk at all the lovely peaches and cool limes knowing that we, the chocolates, have the best end-game...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, | Title: Hillary Becomes Us | 11/3/2000 | See Source »

...That big guy. It's Game Seven, bottom of the ninth, two outs. You're down three runs with the bases loaded. The pitcher is scheduled to bat next. You smirk. You point your finger down the bench at the burly man with the red goatee. "You. Grab a bat." The man heads to the batter's box and launches one into the night. Game over. You win. The man is Mark McGwire...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How to Accept the Impending Mets' Defeat | 10/11/2000 | See Source »

...issue and then offering a clear answer. He disagrees with Bush in a nice way and does well. Bush, though, does a good job of making it seem as though he supports an equally expansive patient's bill of rights. (He doesn't.) And he's clearly got the smirk under control. No laughing about frying prisoners this time. It's mellow Bush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush vs. Gore III: A Round-by-Round Analysis | 10/11/2000 | See Source »

...many vague answers may have confused the audience and may have easily contributed to the impression that he is a lightweight on the issues. He repeatedly accused Gore of using "fuzzy math" rather than addressing serious quantitative criticisms of his positions, trying to answer significant policy disagreements with a smirk...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Debates, Round One | 10/4/2000 | See Source »

Wanna make George W. Bush smirk? Tell him he's going to get pasted in the presidential debates. Compared with the confident front runner who resisted rote practice sessions before all those primary debates last winter, Bush, now the self-declared underdog, has been drilling like an Olympic athlete for the three debates he faces on Oct. 3, 11 and 17. He has been practicing since May at his ranch, the Governor's mansion and other locations in Austin. Some sessions have included a table and podium and an Al Gore, played by New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg. A dress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: Debate Mind Games | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

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