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...supposedly too tight tutu is causing a stir at Moscow's Bolshoi Theater. The theater fired ballerina ANASTASIA VOLOCHKOVA last week because, officials said, she was too hefty for her male partners to lift. Volochkova, who is 5 ft. 6 in. and 109 lbs., according to the New York Times, called the Bolshoi's story "a myth" and said she had switched from ice cream to spinach and was as fit as ever. Volochkova's plunging necklines and friendships with rich, powerful men have made her a pop icon in Russia. "You have such a high opinion of yourself...
...Jimmy Swaggart. After moving to Houston at age 17, Gilley worked in construction until a meeting with Jerry Lee made Gilley think, "If he can do it, why can't I?" ("The Killer," as Jerry Lee was known, famously pulled a roll of cash from his pocket to stir young Gilley.) But it wasn't easy. For more than a decade, he played at a string of honky-tonks, earning a reputation as a solid journeyman pianist, albeit a clone of the cousin who had inspired him. "He was just a plain, old-fashioned, down-to-earth guy in those...
...repatriation" rules that enabled police to detain migrant workers with little cause, and ordered city cops out of their stations and into their neighborhoods. The reform drive, Public Security Minister Zhou Yongkang said in a July speech, should "resolutely stop malignant violations that offend the heavens and reason and stir up public indignation...
...dofu—fried tofu served in a fish broth and alongside grated daikon radish—was surprisingly rich and flavorful. The teriyaki salmon was exactly as it should be—grilled, perfectly done, in a gooey sweet lacquer, and accompanied by a little side of crisp, stir-fried vegetables...
...recent weeks, though, the tortoise has begun to stir. Gephardt had strong performances in the first two presidential debates--and last week he chose a quiet Friday afternoon to take a roundhouse swing at Dean on the ancient but still potent issues of Social Security and Medicare. In each case, he used a most un-Gephardtian quality to drive his point home: a flushed, sputtering anger...