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...Andy spent at least two years half believing that he was Robin Hood. In a green hat and a phony blond beard, he romped the woods with Little John, a Negro playmate named David ("Doo-Doo") Lawrence, and a band of merry youngsters. Sometimes they would swoop down on a wealthy noble, such as the grocery boy, and back in the forest they would picnic on robbed riches. Another childhood chum was Vincent T. ("Skootch") Talley, who, before he died this month, recalled that Andy's greatest thrill was a mock re-enactment of the battle of Brandywine...
...seems there is virtually no area of transportation that Oberstar isn't intimately familiar with. An avid outdoor biker who speaks fluently the language of his beloved Tour de France, Oberstar had spent a frustrating morning before our interview trying to replace the chain engine on his stationary bike - for the second time. The first burned out after 5,000 miles; the second only made it to 3,000. His conclusion is typically pragmatic: "It's time I just get a new bike...
...spent more time covering the primary race than the general election. There's something backwards about that. Why were there 40 debates, and 37 of them took place in the primaries? That's a weird ratio. We all contribute to this- it's the political community and it's the news media. We should have pushed back...
...website is the first explicitly nonpolitical organizing effort by Obama, who first entered politics after years spent as a community organizer. But even if the call to service is patriotic and not partisan, the effort could pay real political dividends for Obama down the road. For one thing, the organizing effort is doubling as a way to keep many of the grass-roots groups from Obama's campaign active. "We've been able to use the Barack Obama brand," says Kristopher Irizarry-Hoeksema, a former volunteer from the Obama campaign who is helping to grow a community group outside Baltimore...
...After sea-salt coffee spent two weeks as the best-selling drink at 85°C outlets in Taiwan, the company is sending the flavor combo to its China branches. If it's a hit there, Chung says, this cup of Taiwanese sophistication may be exported to the West too. Could salty Frappuccinos be far behind...