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...even as our most legendary political dynasty withers away, American democracy is becoming oddly more dynastic, not less so. Watching the election returns on Tuesday evening, you couldn't help being struck by all the famous political surnames attached to different, usually younger faces. Our President is the son of a former President. The President's brother was re-elected Governor of Florida on Tuesday and is, at least for the moment, more likely to become President one day than anyone else on the planet...
...Numbers 4% is how much less likely it is for either white or yellow colored vehicles to be struck by another car, compared with those painted other colors, according to Spanish researchers...
...months. MIDDLE EAST Sabbath Attack Twelve Israelis died as gunmen from the Islamic Jihad ambushed a group of Jews leaving Sabbath prayers in the West Bank town of Hebron. The militants said the attack avenged the killing of a Jihad commander by Israel two weeks ago. Israeli soldiers struck back, killing two gunmen after pursuing them from house to house in a four-hour battle. Parts of Hebron were shelled by Israeli tanks. JORDAN Crackdown Security forces arrested two of their most wanted Islamic radicals, Khamis Abu Darwish and his brother, Asri, in the southern city of Maan. The arrests...
...meter dash into Radcliffe Yard, where she lost Daniels by crouching behind a bush. Commented Daniels, “I just don’t get that girl. I ran around the bases, for chrissakes.” Final thought: Daniels may have reached home base, but he sure struck...
...kids, some wearing capes and carrying brooms in homage to Harry, Hermione and their gang. But we don’t feel out of place—sharply-dressed, fast-talking New York yuppies abound as well, and even a few 17-year-olds like us. Potter-mania has struck the entire Upper West Side, judging by the size of the crowd. Julia and I leave the store each wearing a pair of plastic-rimmed Potter glasses and clutching our 750-odd page treasures to our chests. Harry (and not the margaritas) has made this night a thrilling...