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...without risk for a person considered one of the Republican Party's brightest stars. A decorated Vietnam veteran who grew up in veterans' public housing in Erie, Pa., the Governor is enormously popular in a crucial swing state. He was also high on Bush's list of potential running mates, although his support for abortion rights probably killed his chances. In his new role, he is certain to be blamed for any terrorist events that occur on his watch. "We could intercept 20 different plots," says Rendell, "but if three get carried out, he has failed...
While many fund raising programs are in full swing, other businesses are still considering how they can help...
...literary season, which means one thing: the authors are on tour. The slow months of summer are finally over and the Harvard Book Store, the Grolier Poetry Book Shop and WordsWorth Books, three of Harvard Square’s most established and respected bookstores, are getting back into the swing of things. Their calendars are brimming with the discussions, debates, multimedia presentations and plain and simple readings of passages from books that characterize author readings. And yes, refreshments will be served...
...sense of history and a sense of discovery; hearing them is like finding a stack of vintage records in an old uncle's attic. The opening track, Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum, churns to a boogie-woogie-ish beat; the radiant Moonlight evokes Tin Pan Alley crooning and Western swing; and on the song High Water, Dylan pays tribute to blues pioneer Charley Patton. "All my songs, the styles I work in, were all developed before I was born," says Dylan. "When I came into the world, that spirit of things was still very strong. Billie Holiday was still alive. Duke...
...Detroit Rock of the mid-1980’s: Hair today, Gone tomorrow?”), this is rock done just right, as the minute-count shows: Barely any of the 13 songs last much longer than the three minutes it takes to arrive, get you smiling, and swing out the door—no overblown rock histrionics or seven and eight minute guitar solos. The songs bubble with a humor that is often abandoned in modern guitar music. One of the highlights is the jazzy “Cole Porter,” which finds the singer...