Word: superealism
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...Specter, whose vote is considered safe but certainly key to Roberts' success, dove into the Roe line of questioning immediately, asking the judge whether he believed in such a thing as a right to privacy in the Constitution, and whether Roe qualifies as, in Specter's words, ?a super-duper precedent? thanks to 38 opportunities the Court has had to overturn it. (Roberts, in one of his Reagan-era memos released last month, had referred to a "so-called" right to privacy.) All Specter heard from Roberts was an acknowledgement that the Constitution does contain a right to privacy...
...average American still paints China in red: a nation seized by radical communist ideologies. In reality, today's China is a freewheeling and prosperous capitalist economy, rapidly converging on an American-style economic and social system based on entrepreneurship and free trade. President Hu should be China's super-salesman to convince Americans to accept China as an equal partner, not as a threatening enemy...
...receiver in the history of U.S. football; after a storied 20 years in the NFL--16 with the San Francisco 49ers--during which he set records, which he still holds, for most career receptions (1,549), receiving yards (22,895) and receiving touchdowns (197); in Denver. The three-time Super Bowl winner opted to leave when he was no longer assured primary status with the Broncos. "This is a happy day," he said, fighting tears. "I have really enjoyed this ride...
...wasn't ever a sports fan. I watched the Super Bowl once a year, and that's it. But I'm a big fan, just being there, getting to know the sport, to know the players...
...movie. Suddenly the actor (A Soldier's Story) was his own producer, director and coauthor. The film might be his own life too. Bobby Taylor (Townsend) works days at a hot-dog stand while enduring auditions with casting directors who want every black actor to be Eddie Murphy or Super Dude or "just a little more . . . black?" He secures the title role in a blaxploitation epic called Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge, only to chuck it all for a little self-R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Bobby ends up happyish, doing public-service TV spots. Robert, though, earned...