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Each week the DCCC brands one congressional Republican the "Rubber Stamp of the Week," to mock fervent support for President Bush, and holds a conference call with reporters in the member's district to hammer the point home. "Our rapid-response operation is presidential timber," Emanuel brags...
...started to collect stamps again, which, I confess, is somewhat embarrassing. There's nothing cool, hip or urbane about it. James Bond never showed off his stamp collection. But I do confess I like it, having taken about a 33-year hiatus from when I was a 10-year-old in New Jersey and used to fill books with stamps of moon landings and soldiers and exotic birds. Having a young son now has heightened my interest and so has this week's once-in-a-decade stamp show in Washington...
...Stamps have a cultural resonance. The U.S. Postal Service does not put living Americans on stamps, and so when an icon dies, their arrival on a stamp signals a kind of American enshrinement for their place in history. Last year's issue of a Ronald Reagan stamp saw some of the briskest sales in postal history, and no doubt when Bill Clinton passes on in the future there will be a debate about how to portray his likeness - just as there was over the Richard Nixon stamp...
...stamp can?t change the world, but it can remind us in a small way about the greatness of America. And by honoring these two men - liberal and conservative, Democrat and Republican - it can remind us that we have more in common than not. Citizens can petition the Postal Service for stamp suggestions. If you'd like to see Brown and Baldridge stamps, write me at Brownandbaldridge@AOL.COM
...week. Knight says after the novelty wears off, Cereality may struggle to convince consumers it offers more than what they can get at home. "Starbucks has unique recipes. Jamba Juice has unique 'boosters.' But I'm not sure if Cereality is going to be able to put a specific stamp on cereal," he says. Roth is confident he can, with baked cereal bars, smoothies and novel mixes he hopes will leave his competition soggily behind...