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...these two throb with irony and pity: Paris' punishment, captured for the ages as she cried, "Mom! It's not right," on the way to jail, fits her crime; it serves to protect the public, since nothing short of jail appeared sufficient to keep her from getting behind the wheel. The deterrent value for other heiresses who are tempted to run off the road remains to be seen. Genarlow, though, is generally viewed as undeserving of his sentence, unthreatening to public safety, his example useless as a deterrent because his conduct is no longer considered a felony. The public outcry...
...been looking after American manufacturing and American industry for years--it isn't just autos," Dingell acknowledged proudly. Besides, he added, neither he nor Detroit is to blame for the fact that overall mileage of the U.S. auto fleet hasn't improved. Americans simply prefer high-performance, four-wheel-drive towing machines, even for the preschool car pool. And in this free country, "if the people want something," he said, "they...
...completed in 2009. Beyond gambling, the Marina Bay Sands-composed of three nearly identical 50-story towers-will offer 2,500 hotel rooms, 93,000 sq m of convention space, two theaters, an ice-skating rink, shops and restaurants. A revitalized waterfront will sport the world's tallest Ferris wheel, miles of walkways and a 100-hectare botanical garden. To help bring in tourists, Singapore recently announced it had cut a deal to become a stop on the Formula One Grand Prix circuit starting in 2008; the city will host the annual event on downtown streets and may hold Formula...
...think of Americans being scandalized over a game show?--because people wanted to believe in intellectual Charles Van Doren, who was fed answers. Jeopardy! and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire follow that tradition, quizzing contestants on literature and science, things classy people are supposed to know about. Even Wheel of Fortune is, at least, about language skills...
...historically had problems getting female contestants.) Players don't show up on Jeopardy! in IT'S-MY-40TH-BIRTHDAY T shirts. They dress for it as if it were a job interview. Contestants leave not with refrigerators but with paychecks. Jeopardy! is about breadwinning; Price is about bread buying. (Wheel used to have a shopping segment in which contestants spent their winnings on trips and lawn furniture, but it gave up the déclassé--and fun--segment when it became a big-deal evening show...