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...With the American public as his audience, Bush regularly takes center stage to perform well-rehearsed and accomplished lies. His latest tour de force? Because of Iran's supposed continuous pursuit of nuclear weapons, only an aggressive foreign policy can prevent World War III. When the U.S. intelligence community reports that Iran halted its nuclear program in 2003, it shares the stage with the President. Do we applaud fabrications or facts? D. Kent Lloyd, Gladstone...
...castle itself - and its colorful past - is still the main attraction. Request a tour with great-uncle Jack Leslie to hear tales of its illustrious guests, and see if Sammy is around for a chat. After all, it's her passion that brought the rambling Castle Leslie and its vast, landscaped grounds back to life. www.castleleslie.com
...diaries of Dr. Dang Thuy Tram, a North Vietnamese field surgeon shot by an American patrol days earlier at the age of 27. Whitehurst was so moved by what he heard that he defied orders and kept the diaries, smuggling them home when his tour of duty ended...
...American listeners will make of White Shoes' fey and shimmering songs - mostly recorded in Indonesian, with one or two in English - remains to be seen however. Indonesia's biggest stars - platinum-selling bands such as Dewa and Gigi - have never had any impact on the U.S. market. When they tour the States, it's to play to the small handfuls of Indonesian students on American campuses...
More recently, a small fire broke out on the exterior of the East Wing in 2000. That one started the way most White House fires start - as workers were painting or removing paint or otherwise refurbishing some corner of the place. In 1995, a tour bus burst into flames on Pennsylvania Avenue, across from the White House. The heat peeled the paint at Blair House, the presidential guesthouse. In the 1980s, there was a string of fire and smoke incidents under President Ronald Reagan, including one in the mess. But none did much damage...