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...Whidbey Island military base, north of Seattle, they hauled out the bunting, struck up the band and saluted the old red-white-and-blue when their boys (and girls) came home from China. It was, by all accounts, a stirring occasion, filled with the patriotic pomp and tender reunions that Americans do so well, and one hates to cast a pall over the genuine happiness and relief of the Navy fliers and spyers and all their families, friends and neighbors...
...week to discuss his role in an alleged pardon swindle. Insiders say that White has all but finished with most witnesses in the controversial clemency granted to four New York Hasidic Jewish leaders. And, in a possibly major development, one lawyer close to the investigation says that White has struck an immunity deal with Democratic donor Denise Rich, whose international financier ex-husband Marc was pardoned by Clinton despite objections from White House lawyers...
Recently, I was lying on a beach in southern Florida when a middle-aged Italian man struck up a conversation with me. He seemed surprised when I knew that Italy was in Europe and that Italians speak a language called “Italian,” which includes the word “ciao.” Then when I revealed that I am also aware that Italy is shaped like a boot, he was positively ecstatic...
...sandwich) and form a functional relationship with a responsible adult. Created by journalist Helen Fielding for a weekly column in the London Independent, Bridget Jones and her Diary quickly became a literary phenomenon as her obsession with her weight, alcohol and cigarette consumption and desire to land a man struck a nerve with women the world over. A comedic combination of both Ally McBeal and the comic strip character Cathy, it was inevitable that Bridget eventually find her way from the page and onto the big screen...
...That international boundaries should prevail, as simple as that. There's a harder mood in Washington now, as the U.S. view is confirmed that the EP-3 was struck by the Chinese plane. The Bush administration is not going to back away on this one, and will want to resume surveillance flights as soon as possible after the April 18 meeting...