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...populist triumphs of the past. For us, and for everyone who'd like to join us, Twentieth Century Fox has put out a nice two-disc DVD of the Robert Wise original. It cost less than two tickets to this travesty and I urge it upon you. It's the best Christmas afternoon pastime I can imagine...
Before you had a chance to eat your turkey leftovers, Christmas music started bombarding you everywhere you went on Black Friday. With the holiday season upon us, there’s also plenty of holiday cheer to be found in bookstores. “Hannukah Haiku,” by Harriet Ziefert with Karla Gudeon’s pics Jewish holidays, Japanese poetry, and fly illustrations. A picture’s worth a thousand words. That’s 10 times the words in this whole book. The length is perfect for tired parents who need short bedtime stories...
...extent that we can, we want very much to work with the White House. We will not be led by them; we will not view ourselves as an extension of them." - upon accepting his role as Senate Minority Leader in 1994, New York Times...
...idea that if a skinny kid with a funny name could be President of the United States, then a short kid with a somewhat controversial but certainly a high-profile name could be a Senator from Illinois." Jackson said he hoped voters would "measure me based upon the content of my character," he said. (See pictures of Barack Obama's campaign behind the scenes...
...Replete with glib responses, sequined gowns and layer upon layer of foundation, the beauty pageant is thriving at London's most elite universities. More than 400 women from institutions such as King's College, the London School of Economics and University College London applied to compete in six preliminary rounds, which started November 4, and culminate in the Miss University London finale in February 2009. Thus far, more than 2,000 people have paid ?15 pounds ($22) to attend the events, held at Crystal, an underground nightclub frequented by Kevin Spacey and Paris Hilton...