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...Jazz Christmas: Windham Hill has the removal of soul down cold. A Jazz Christmas is essentially a bunch of Christmas carols played on jazz instruments by instrumentalists whose creativity is maxed out by the slightest deviation from 4/4. Don't buy it for your dad unless you wish to inspire an epileptic seizure by conjuring up piped-in office music from the pre-holiday rush. Better Jazz picks include Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas and Wynton Marsalis in A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert...
...time if it were warranted." If the U.S. were to push the button the most likely targets would be Iraqi communications and military units. The real source of contention -- biological weapons lab -- would probably not be hit. "The equipment in such labs is dual purpose," says Dowell. "Unless the facilities are turned around for military use, they are used to produce harmless civilian products." A surprise bombing raid on such a lab would destroy nothing but might kill innocent people. All of which renders the waiting game frustrating. The cat may not be able to eliminate the mouse...
...commissioners apparently had in mind a more realistic view of what would be upheld in the courts, " explains Washington correspondent Viveca Novak. "Repeatedly, the courts have rejected the view that general ads violate campaign laws unless the ads explicitly use magic words like 'Elect so-and-so.'" The First Amendment right of free speech has weighed heavily upon the courts in "soft money" cases, and judges have been reluctant to stop parties and interest groups from funding general campaign ads unless they clearly stepped over the line. The vagueness of the law and the courts' reluctance to step...
...time or another most high schools in America mount a production of Guys and Dolls. This is not surprising: it's a solid performance piece with a clever story, jazzy songs and nothing too controversial or risque, unless your town is likely to be offended by dice games and chaste kisses. It's also weathered the years far better than most other golden age American musicals, with much more grit and character than, say, Oklahoma or South Pacific, which can really test the patience of even the most adoring parents. Plus, high school kids can be cute when wearing loud...
...problem is that the U.S. deficit is maintained by borrowing. "It can't be sustained in the long term because at some point foreign lenders will expect higher interest rates to keep on financing it," says Baumohl. "That would mean a slowdown of the U.S. economy." Unless Asia begins to recover, rising deficits will also amplify calls for protectionism in the U.S. And that, says Baumohl, "would set the world economy on the path toward another global depression...