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Terrorism and war may be dominating the debate in Washington, but step outside the Beltway, and politicians will tell you that voters have other things on their mind. G.O.P. pollster David Winston says the group of swing voters to watch this year is the one he calls "maxed-out moms," the married women with children who were a big part of George W. Bush's re-election in 2004 but are now anxious and angry. What they want, he says, is relief from the squeeze of higher health-care bills, skyrocketing gas prices, credit-card debt, higher property taxes...
...within 24 hours of Suri's official portraits appearing on the Web Sept. 5, online discussions were already in full swing on the baby's exceptionally furry pate and blue eyes. Paparazzi still stalk Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's multi-cultural brood, even though the couple sold photos of their infant daughter, Shiloh, to People magazine last spring in a bid to raise money for charity while deflecting unwanted cameras. Britney Spears and Kevin Federline cuddled up to newborn Sean Preston on the cover of People last fall. Within months photographers so harassed Spears that she was caught...
...offshore and trying them in military courts. And by making the announcement in the form of a dramatic break into national television schedules before a handpicked audience that included some families of 9/11 victims, it also aimed to position t he President and his Administration in the minds of swing voters as the guardians of the nation's security in the face of a clear and present danger...
...half-century ago--Basie, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton--the Phat Band mixes in rock, R&B and Latin to achieve what Goodwin, 51, calls "a contemporary energy and focus and edge." Amazingly, it works for high school and college kids who, if they have ever heard of the swing era, probably think it occurred between the Paleozoic and the Mesozoic. Half of the Phat Band's live appearances are at schools and colleges. The group's range and appeal to all ages are on full display on its latest CD, The Phat Pack (Immergent). The rapidly twisting unison and ensemble...
...swing through western Kenya, a mostly rural area along the shores of Lake Victoria, Obama and his wife, Michelle, were both tested for HIV, a powerful statement in a country whose leaders often talk about the need for regular testing but rarely lead the way. "You need to know your status," Obama told a surging crowd of hundreds of locals. "If a U.S. Senator can get tested and his wife can get tested, then everybody in this crowd can get tested. Everybody in this city can get tested." "It is good he did this, it shows people how important...