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...hubris and destructiveness during these U.S. peaks of a money culture and stock market indexes has been palpable. This was true in the two eras discussed, and also in the similar late 19th century "Gilded Age" of Vanderbilt, Morgan, Carnegie and Astor and the emerging fortunes in railroads, steel...
...Administration that professes to be nonpolitical. A top strategy point advises Republican candidates to "focus on the war and economy," though the White House has said the war effort will not be used to win votes. A section that dissects key groups targeted by the President includes "coal and steel" states, offering support for Democratic charges that Bush is catering to those constituencies with his pro-industry decisions on air-pollution regulations and steel tariffs. A map of states that are "special concerns" neatly meshes with the states Bush has visited repeatedly to participate in events that aides insist have...
...around 10 in the evening, a young man beat a young woman to death with a golf club on her front lawn. When the club finally broke--on a backswing, sending the bloodied steel head flying backward across the yard--the young man kept going, stabbing the girl with the sharp splintered shaft. One stab drove a lock of her long blond hair right through her neck, like a thread through a needle. The girl was Martha Moxley. On June 7, 2002, a Connecticut jury decided the young man was Michael Skakel...
Sure, we could watch the World Cup, get rid of our steel tariffs, sign the Kyoto treaty and build a coalition before invading Iraq, but all that sounds like a lot of effort. We have enough trouble persuading our states to get along without involving the rest of the world in our activities. When we trumpeted globalization, we were pretty clear that we meant other countries acting like us, not vice versa...
...searched." He smiles. "And if anything goes wrong, I hope you can run fast." After the promised pat-down and a trip through a metal detector under the scrutiny of granite-jawed guards clutching M-16s and big wooden sticks, the reporters are ushered through two sets of tall steel gates, past drab cellblocks and neat hedges. On bleachers beside the pitch, more than 1,000 inmates await the opening ceremony under flags, bunting and banners sponsored by Coca-Cola and local sportswear makers...