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...this early stage, part of the trick to leading the pack is insisting that you aren't part of it. The other part is making sure you take everyone's attention away from the people who are. As less familiar hopefuls start making the rounds in Iowa and New Hampshire, McCain and Clinton say they are too busy with their day jobs--and, in her case, a Senate re-election race--to be giving 2008 more than an occasional thought. Both declined interviews for this story linking their prospects, a reticence that is not unusual for her but something that...
It’s counter-intuitive, but true, I think. Odds are, the vast majority of graduating seniors are going to be sluiced into some really nasty, unfulfilling full-time jobs. The trick is not in avoiding these jobs in the first place—that’s impossible—but in beating a hasty retreat as soon as possible. Long term, the only truly unhappy grads are those who, by fooling themselves or simply giving in, let their quests for happiness be sidetracked permanently...
...sitting directly across from my aging eighth grade social studies teacher in a 12-person class. She wasn’t exactly holding my attention, and my drowsiness betrayed my boredom. Finally, annoyed, she asked me across the entire class if she was keeping me up. It was a trick question—was either answer good? I turned red and muttered a sheepish no. It’s a moment I haven’t heard...
...continued for a time," says Jane's law partner and friend Jack McKay. "But when the opportunity came along to have not just one but two children, they took both babies without blinking." Roberts is a hands-on dad who plays a mean game of Candyland and enjoys trick-or-treat duty on Halloween. "We used to have hobbies," Jane tells colleagues, "but we do kids now." They are active at Church of the Little Flower, a Catholic congregation in a well-heeled section of Bethesda, Md. Jane's volunteer efforts help promote adoption and parenting resources. But Feminists...
...Having spent my own formative years entranced by the catchy, kitschy tunes of “Willy Wonka” I wasn’t alien to this argument. Note to Wonka-snobs: Let. It. Go. It is possible for two movies with the same plot to coexist. The trick is not to recreate, but to reinvent...