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...Geneva Convention, the United States intends to release General Noriega from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons tomorrow at midnight, three days ahead of his scheduled September 9, 2007 parole date. No doubt the United States has determined that the best means of ending this controversy is to whisk the General away under the cover of darkness...
...Romney, meanwhile, has taken a whisk broom to his record in liberal Massachusetts, where he twice ran for statewide office as a pro-choice candidate dedicated to "full equality for America's gay and lesbian citizens." He now says he opposes Roe v. Wade and describes himself as "a champion of traditional marriage." In Massachusetts, he bucked the National Rifle Association by supporting the Brady Bill and an assault-weapons ban, boasting, "I don't line up with the NRA." Lately he brags that he has joined the gun-rights organization as a life member. He did that in August...
...Fong Auditorium, Dr. Ruth Westheimer brought up the popular show “Sex and the City,” only to warn her audience to be wary of Hollywood storylines: “In New York, there are not 20 men for every woman, lining up to whisk her off to Paris and buy her a mink coat.” While leaning back in my seat, surrounded by exceptional women (and some valiant young men too), it occurred to me that though daydreaming à la Carrie Bradshaw may not be so realistic in the long...
...would say that people have to know that the media is exaggerating. “Sex and the City,” which very many young people watch, is very unrealistic. There are not 20 men in New York waiting for young women in order to whisk her away...People have to learn to be realistic and know that the media knows that sex sells...
...just the first in a series of sold-out shows featuring 19 bands, held in relay at eight venues across London over 24 hours over a late April weekend. The Carling Live 24 logo is everywhere, including the livery on the coaches, limos and taxis waiting outside to whisk the fans to north London for the next show, Ian Brown - at the Carling Academy Islington. Of course, beer and rock music have been acquainted for a while. But at a time when technology is forcing the recorded sector to rethink the fundamentals of how music is produced, consumed and paid...