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...like a spoiled child who runs around saying outrageous things to the delight of his dim-witted parents. Moore isn't cute; he's dangerous. To imply that 9/11 could have been prevented is ludicrous. Moore's anti-American rhetorical bomb throwing should not go unanswered. JOSEPH CALVINI SR. Mamaroneck...
...troops during World War II. They fled to Miami after Fidel Castro's takeover in 1959. In 1968, finally convinced the exile was permanent, the elder Ernesto paid $5,000 for a cigarmaking factory in Miami. To find a niche among the 30 or so other cigar factories, Ernesto Sr. began testing some signature brands. He developed a mail-order business to reach markets in Chicago and the Northeast, leafing through the Yellow Pages to find doctors, lawyers and other potential cigar smokers...
...Ernesto Perez-Carillo Jr. returned to Miami when his father came down with Lou Gehrig's disease. In the midst of negotiations to sell the business, "something came over me," says Perez-Carillo. He persuaded his father to decline the offer and turn the business over to him. Ernesto Sr. died in 1980. El Credito's focus on premium lines paid off in the early '90s, gaining the company notice during the cigar boom. An article in Cigar Aficionado magazine sparked a flood of orders, causing a six-month backlog. Bill Cosby, Sharon Stone and Arnold Schwarzenegger became loyal clients...
...badly timed. President Carter’s efforts to improve fuel efficiency came too little too late as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries began restricting supply and the Iran-Iraq war started. Opportunities to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil were largely ignored under Reagan and Bush Sr. and were not a top priority during the Clinton administration when oil prices were historically low. However, the current Bush administration has broken new ground in irresponsible policy-making with the current energy bill, which is deadlocked in the Senate. Not only does the bill contain $25 billion in pork...
These stories are Cinderella for boys, in which the stars are the lucky pumpkins that get turned into kick-ass coaches. But Gear Eye shows can also have heart. On American Chopper, Paul Teutul Sr. and his two sons (Paul Jr. and Mikey) run a custom motorcycle shop. But the real story is the relationships in the most foulmouthed yet loving TV family since the Osbournes. Watching Chopper, you learn a little about bikes and a lot about how men express love with outbursts and power tools. When the Teutuls squabble over deadlines and designs, they're really wrestling, like...