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Ortega still likes to take shots at Washington--in one of his victory speeches, he said Bush "is seeking to start wars with the whole world"--but he has strived to adopt a more moderate look. His campaign anthem this year was sung to the tune of John Lennon's Give Peace a Chance. To underscore his warmer, fuzzier incarnation, supporters often wore pink to rallies instead of the party's more militant red and black. But whether Ortega has shed his penchant for cynicism is another question. He and his Sandinista comrades were global guerrilla heroes when they overthrew...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ortega's Encore | 11/13/2006 | See Source »

...Christian artist, in response to the focus groups' revelation that "music was one of the highest ways to communicate with" young people, says vocation director Sister Julie Ann Sheahan. Thus the order's radio and TV ads feature a theme song based on a Franciscan hymn. The tune is also available on the website as a ringtone. Its title: Called...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Today's Nun Has A Veil--And A Blog | 11/13/2006 | See Source »

...will bring a new direction,” Lesser said. Despite the GOP’s defeat, Kwong said voters had mostly agreed with the Republican platform on specific policy issues on the ballot. “If you look at the single issues...the voters were all in tune with the Republican Party,” he said, specifically citing anti-affirmative action initiatives and same-sex marriage bans. “They just weren’t satisfied with the leadership.” “We had a big impact, but it was just...

Author: By Brenda C. Maldonado, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: GOP Set To Drown Sorrows | 11/9/2006 | See Source »

...Dirt McGirt / live and uncut,” and for a moment, it’s convincing. The pastiche of banged-out piano lines, children chanting, and sirens wailing is the type of track that brings out the best in ODB, and Missy Elliott arrives halfway through the tune to prove that she’s that rare girl who can out-dirty Ol’ Dirty. But the hope of musical resurrection ends with this track: it’s mediocrity from here on out. The Wu-Tang influence is strong: five of the Clan’s nine...

Author: By Tom C. Denison, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NEW MUSIC: ODB | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

...hold a tune, but I don't have a lot of experience beyond singing in my car. I feel like I'm at least not tone-deaf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Nov. 13, 2006 | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

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