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That description could also fit Fernàndez and her husband N�stor Kirchner. Both cut their political teeth not amid the upper crust of Buenos Aires but in his home province of Santa Cruz, in the country's Patagonian south. When they moved to the capital, she was already a seasoned politician, known for anticorruption and human-rights crusades. Although she had greater name recognition with voters, the couple decided that Kirchner would run for President in 2003 because his greater familiarity with economic policy made him better suited to a country on the verge of bankruptcy. Smart call...
...earth. Everywhere we turn, obstacles rush at us. As we approach the city's cathedral, striking postal workers spill onto the road and force us to swerve into the middle lane. Just around the corner, a boxy Fiat cuts us off and sends us veering into the gutter. My teeth are clenched and my knuckles are white. I pray I won't become the medics' next stop...
...knew I didn't look like an ingenue--my nose was too long, I had crooked teeth," comedic singer and character actress Alice Ghostley, below, said of her prospects for success in show biz. "But I also knew I'd find a way." The Tony winner appeared in such films as To Kill a Mockingbird and The Graduate but was best known as the befuddled housekeeper-witch Esmerelda on TV's Bewitched. Ghostley...
...dentist. I’m afraid of getting my teeth cleaned...
...little to prevent subtle manifestations of prejudice. For example, at the height of the John Huang “Chinagate” scandal, the March 24, 1997 cover of the National Review portrayed the Clintons in Chinese clothes and hats, holding a pot of tea and displaying buck teeth. Many Asian American groups also complained of widespread discrimination among the community after media coverage of John Huang’s illegal dealings—for example, that the Democratic National Committee subsequently scrutinized (legitimate) Asian American donors far more closely than other contributors, and that Asian American federal employees...