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...understanding what made him blurt out comments to an arresting officer like "the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world." "This anger spewed from a depth somewhere," says Dale Olson, who was once a publicist for Rock Hudson and Steve McQueen. "He's got to wring his hands and ask himself, 'Why did I do this...
...immigration, and that we have no problem with legal immigrants. But then there are those individuals - including members of Congress - who call for a moratorium on legal immigration, or try to cut back on H-1B visas for high-skilled immigrants from countries such as China or India, or wring their hands over studies that predict that 11 to 12 million illegal immigrants, once legalized, could bring in tens of millions of family members legally over the next 20 years. So what? As long as the new arrivals come legally, what's the problem? I mean, what part of "legal...
...face) what he did for another retro summer show called Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. "Every demographic loves him," says Talent executive producer Ken Warwick. "When we bring him onstage, the audience absolutely erupts. He can ask exactly the question that everyone is dying to know and wring as much humor out of it as possible...
...trying to get into shape by swimsuit season. Of course, now that the word is out, traders will try to anticipate the New Year's popand screw up the pattern. So it ever goes on Wall Street, where seasonal stock moves that make sense ultimately disintegrate amid competition to wring the most out of them. Buying retail stocks ahead of Christmas hardly ever works. The "January effect," in which stocks that were sold off for tax reasons at year's end rebound to start the year, now arrives in December. Skepticism is useful anytime a new event-driven strategy surfaces...
...Please do not advise us to "be worried." We can't halt global warming if we act like parents waiting up for a teenager out past curfew. We have to be proactive. We must make radical changes in the way we live, not just wring our hands while watching the catastrophe unfold. Valerie Fons Dowagiac, Michigan...