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Presumed Message: Get your kids to sign lots of stuff, so years from now, when they're famous, you can sell it to suckers.
Get your kids to sign stuff, so years from now, when they're famous, you can sell it.
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WASHINGTON--A forthcoming biography of Vice President and presidential hopeful Al Gore challenges yet another key assertion by the Gore campaign about the candidate's former marijuana use.
WASHINGTON--A forthcoming biography of Vice President Al Gore challenges another key assertion about the candidate's former marijuana use.
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Maybe fairness isn't an aim of your electro-rag, but how about an occasional committee member who stands to the left of Atilla the Helms?
Fairness isn't an aim of your electro-rag, but how about an occasional member who stands to the left?
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[This assertion, unlike the others, has some merit, and it's possible the two arrived at the phrase independent of one another; but given the other examples cited here, that likelihood is not great.]
This assertion has some merit, and it's possible the two arrived at the phrase independent of one another; but that likelihood is not great.
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However , the overall thrust of the portion of the Nixon Library document that interprets Nixon's remarks on "Jewish Americans" is indeed to downplay Nixon's comic-book anti-Semitism:
The thrust of the part of the document that interprets Nixon's remarks on "Jewish Americans" is to downplay his anti-Semitism.
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We've come a long way since then: ragtime and radio, hillbilly and race records, big bands and showtoons, 45s and triple concept albums, MTV and CDs and horror-core.
We've come a long way since then: ragtime and radio, big bands and showtoons, 45s and triple concept albums, MTV and CDs.
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If you missed the most recent installments of this column, here they are: posted Friday, Oct. 30, and Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Here are the most recent segments of this column: Friday, Oct. 30, and Tuesday, Oct. 27.
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John Longhouser , head of the Aberdeen Proving Ground, retired after an affair he had had five years ago became public knowledge.
Longhouser of the Aberdeen Proving Ground retired after a five year old affair became known.
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The remark: "You don't stand outside a bodega and ask the bandito if he would have killed someone if there was a death penalty."
The remark: "You don't ask someone if he would have killed if there was a death penalty."
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The solution is obvious: If you want elected officials who put principle ahead of power, voting for women gives you better odds.
For officials who will put principle ahead of power, voting for women gives better odds.
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Dr. Duncan's information on the status Medicaid demonstration waiver is outdated; the Oregon Health Plan received its Section 1115a Medicaid demonstration waiver from the federal government in 1994 after being required to reorder the prioritization list.
Dr. Duncan's information is outdated; the Oregon Health Plan received its Section 1115a on Medicaid demonstration waiver in 1994 after being required to reorder the prioritization list.
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As for what Prudie thinks of the people who want to neuter speech by removing the word "man" from words, she thinks they are hersterical feminists.
Prudie thinks people who want to remove the word "man" from words are hersterical feminists.
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The Dylan anecdote reminds me that the book is chock-a-block with excellent tidbits--some familiar, most not--and it would be unfair to let the week pass without sharing a few favorites:
The Dylan anecdote reminds me that the book is filled with great tidbits and it would be unfair of me to not share a few favorites:
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As you move through your first product cycle, you may also want to consider some of the following additional features or revisions:
As you move through your first product cycle, consider also the following features or revisions:
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Chides New York Mayor Giuliani for taking months to ultimately deny parade permits to his foes while swiftly granting permits to those whose views he endorses.
Chides Mayor Giuliani for taking months to deny parade permits to his foes and granting permits to his friends.
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Within these complex categories, there are national quotas to ensure that no country can take up more than 7 percent of the annual green-card allocation (though some family-reunification categories are exempted from this limit).
These categories have quotas to ensure that no country can use more than 7% of the annual green-card allocation (with some family exemptions).
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The Wall Street Journal reports that two-thirds of U.S. households have answering machines and that fully half of those use them to screen incoming calls.
Wall Street reports that 2/3s of US households have answering machines and fully half use them to screen calls.
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As Daniel Radosh and others knew, students may not bring any of these items to Al Iman School in Queens, one of 24 Islamic schools in New Jersey, Long Island, and New York City.
As Daniel Radosh and others knew, students may not bring any of these items to Al Iman School in Queens.
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The camera and sound people blame producers who, when the competition comes up with a picture or soundbite you missed, don't want to hear excuses about how you didn't want to trample some old lady.
The camera and sound people blame producers who don't want to hear excuses when the competition has a picture or soundbite you missed.
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A. "A nude granddad on a Honda was arrested on a Thai golf course Sunday, in an act police say was inspired by 'an adorable Irish movie about puckish, beer-swilling stereotypes.
A nude granddad on a Honda was arrested on a golf course Sunday. Police say it was inspired by adorable Irish movie stereotypes.
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NO PUBLIC EURONATION: A cold splash of reality from the Washington Times , insisting that poor people not be made to feel good at the expense of rich people feeling better.
NO EURONATION: From the Washington Times, the poor must not be made to feel good at the expense of the rich feeling better.
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1. A "Yale classmate" and "family friend" who "partied with the future Texas governor and presidential candidate in the late sixties and early seventies in Houston."
A classmate and friend partied with the future Texas governor and presidential candidate in the sixties and seventies.
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Is it your experience that experts on language are challenged with greater regularity by the general public than, say, experts on math (let's leave evolutionists out of this for the moment)?
Is it your experience that experts on language are challenged with greater regularity than experts on math?
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"We should do everything we can to get this resolved and find a way to have [Saddam Hussein] removed from office one way or another."
"We need to get this resolved and have Saddam Hussein removed from office."
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And, a new idea developed: We had to enforce a balance between individual liberty and personal responsibility--certainly with nurturing and moral authority, but even with state authority.
A balance between individual liberty and personal responsibility needed to be enforced with both moral and state authority.
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As a condition of joining the European Union, Lithuania has agreed to ban a practice quite common in the United States.
Lithuania has agreed to ban a practice quite common in the U.S. in order to join the EU.
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But the potato-famine campaign, and the historical interpretation it aims to canonize, has more to do with the present than the past.
The potato-famine campaign, and the interpretation it aims to canonize, has to do with the present.
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Book -- Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for the Soul of America , by J. Anthony Lukas;
Big Trouble: A small town murder begins struggle for Soul of America - J. Anthony Lukas;
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North Korean authorities say autopsies turned up all these items in the stomachs of dead cows, part of a charity herd trucked north by South Korea's Hyundai group.
Autopsies performed by North Korean authorities turned up these items in the stomachs of dead cows.
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Or a party of redwings grazing whatfalls--blossom and seed, nutmeat and fruit--made light in the head and cut by the light,swept from the ground, carried downwind, taken ...
Or a party of redwings grazing what falls, swept from the ground, carried downwind, taken...
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Despite Kaiser and Janeway's invitation to answer this question with breezy generalities, McPherson (to his credit) answers by getting into specifics about his firm's tobacco business:
Despite Kaiser and Janeway's invitation to answer with generalities, McPherson answers specifics about his tobacco business:
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and decades of explaining are a fan that opens against the light here and there proving something that then darkens again they are at hand but closer than they are
Decades of explaining are a fan that opens against the light, proving something that then darkens again...
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What Naughton has missed is that the entire NCAA system is corrupt, making millions of dollars off student athletes who can't even accept plane fare from alumni to visit family.
Naughton has missed that the NCAA system is corrupt, making millions off athletes who can't even accept plane fare from alumni.
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4) However well-meaning the new subsidy, technology is moving so fast that the old regulatory apparatus--based on permanent scarcity and obstacles of distance--don't apply to the Internet.
However well-meaning the new subsidy, technology is moving so fast that the old regulatory apparatus don't apply to the Internet.
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Ballentine recalls that Jones also told her that day about the mysterious so-called "distinguishing mark" that Jones' complaint says she saw on Clinton, and on which Jones' lawyers say they are relying to corroborate her account.
Ballentine remembers Jones told her about the "distinguishing mark" that Jones' complaint says she saw on Clinton. Her lawyers are relying on it to corroborate her account.
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Representing the "lack of community" position were essayist Richard Rodriguez and biographer Neal Gabler, writing separately in Sunday's Los Angeles Times "Opinion" section.
Representing the "lack of community" position in LA Times "Opinion" section, were Richard Rodriguez and biographer Neal Gabler.
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writes that Ernest Hemingway's soon-to-be published final manuscript, True at First Light , a fictionalized account of an African safari, contains some of his funniest and most complex work.
Ernest Hemingway's soon-to-be published final manuscript, True at First Light, contains some of his funniest and most complex work.
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I think his application [of loyalty] is sometimes misguided, but when it's applied to me and his kids and his family and, on occasion, the truth, I appreciate it.
I think his use [of loyalty] can be misguided, but when it's applied to me, family and, at times, the truth, I value it.
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The collapse of the tobacco deal (Issue 1), rumblings of Social Security reform (Issue 2), and an end to Ireland's "troubles" (Issue 3) push Tailgate to the fringe of the marquee.
The collapse of the tobacco deal, rumblings of Social Security reform and an end to Ireland's "troubles" push Tailgate to the marquee.
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"There was none of the personal corruption that had marked the rule of Lyndon Johnson or the base immoralities and outrageous security risks of the Kennedy and Clinton White Houses."
"There was no personal corruption that marked the rule of Lyndon Johnson or the security risks of the Kennedy and Clinton White Houses."
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The world's newspapers filled their front pages this weekend with what now appear to be premature post-mortems on the Kosovo conflict.
Premature post-mortems on the Kosovo conflict filled the front pages of the world's newspapers.
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While Monica may not be what Shakespeare had in mind when he wrote of his "dark lady," he does offer some commentary on Monica's awaited literary endeavor in Sonnet 80 :
Shakespeare offers some commentary on Monica in Sonnet 80, though she may not be what he pictured for his "dark lady:"
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As for Roger Milliken, I don't always agree with him, but he is an honest and honorable man from whom Paul Krugman could learn a lot.
I don't always agree with Roger Milliken, but he is an honorable man whom Paul Krugman could learn.
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4. "During times of the year of major significance to the market, you can make sure you are visibly showcasing your commitment."
During times of the year of significance to the market, you can be sure to showcase commitment.
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You know, one of the consequences of watching Blazing Saddles many times, at an early age, is that I can never see Hedy Lamarr's name without recalling this classic exchange from that movie:
The consequences of watching Blazing Saddles many times, is that I can't see Lamarr's name without recalling this exchange from that movie:
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ON A EUROLL: With the new international money, everyone finally knows what everything costs--it's all surprisingly affordable, apparently--and they're buying it.
With the new money, everyone finally knows what everything costs and they're buying it.
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"If you don't want to pay your taxes today all you have to do is say two magic words: installment agreement ."
"If you don't want to pay your taxes today just say: installment agreement ."
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"There was none of the personal corruption which had marked the rule of Lyndon Johnson, let alone the gross immoralities and security risks of John F. Kennedy's White House."
"There was none of the corruption like Lyndon Johnson, or gross immoralities and security risks of John F. Kennedy's White House."
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3. $25 million to the UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Southwestern Medical Center from an anonymous couple as a dollar-for-dollar challenge to endow a $50-million scholars program in medical research.
$25 million to the UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS as a dollar-for-dollar challenge to endow a $50-million scholars program in medical research.
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The New York Times and others, quoting "lawyers connected to the case," report Lindsey had earlier advised Tripp to seek Bennett's help, advice Tripp eschewed.
The New York Times and others report Lindsey had earlier advised Tripp to seek Bennett's help, advice Tripp eschewed.
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Since my technical education ended with a seventh-grade "Computer Literacy" class in which we played "Lemonade Stand" on an Apple IIe for half an hour twice a week, my Linux goals for this article were modest:
Since my technical education ended with a seventh-grade "Computer Literacy" class, my Linux goals for this article were modest:
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9. The Straight Story . David Lynch's implacably untwisty road movie--call it Found Highway --with a performance by Richard Farnsworth of unbounded soul.
David Lynch's rigid road movie, Found Highway, with a performance by Richard Farnsworth of unbounded soul.
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"Beatles [Gabe Perlmutter]" (Note: This link goes to a dead page but then automatically proceeds to his new page, so I'm counting it as one link.)
"Beatles [Gabe Perlmutter]"(*This link is a dead page but proceeds to his new page.)
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An uncomfortable Dukakis, after dispassionately reciting statistics, conceded that the Massachusetts furlough program for murderers sentenced to life imprisonment had been canceled .
Dukakis, after stating statistics, conceded that the Massachusetts furlough program for murderers with life sentences was canceled.
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The coverage plays into Washington's unfortunate preference for politics over substance: there isn't a word about those international family planning organizations (none are even identified) and to what extent they facilitate abortions.
The coverage plays into Washington's preference for politics over substance: there isn't a word about family planning organizations and to what extent they facilitate abortions.
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The list comprises people awaiting execution, arranged by time spent on death row; White was removed from the list by lethal injection.
The list comprises people awaiting execution; White was removed from the list by lethal injection.
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Once reluctant to discuss his injuries and his grueling recovery, Dole has been warming up to the subject in interviews and speeches.
Once reluctant to discuss his injuries, Dole is open to the subject in interviews and speeches.
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You all have such a special place in our hearts, and we are delighted that you are planning to spend this weekend with us as we celebrate our love for you and one another.
We are delighted that you are planning on spending the weekend with us to celebrate our love for you and each other.
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Washington-Go-Round: Michael Duffy on Washington Week in Review : "Ken Starr was investigating the White House for investigating Ken Starr for investigating the White House."
Michael Duffy on Washington Week in Review : "Ken Starr was investigating the White House for investigating him."
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If you expect to attract readers to Slate , you really need to do a better job in presenting balanced, factual reporting.
To attract readers to Slate, improve in presenting more balanced and factual reporting.
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As Alex Balk knew, the Foreign Office received a plea from the pope to free Augusto Pinochet, reports the Times of London.
The pope appealed to the Foreign Office to free Augusto Pinochet, says the Times of London.
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The Miller imbroglio and the assault on Bin Laden would appear to have nothing in common, but they both illustrate a peculiar development in American foreign policy: James Bondification.
The Miller imbroglio and the Bin Laden assault appear to be different, but both show a development in US policy: James Bondification.
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The Wall Street Journal reports that in the months leading up to recent Judiciary Committee hearings on Microsoft, the Senate Democrats campaign organization was given $200,000 worth of free software by competitor Oracle.
WSJ reports in the months up to Judiciary Committee hearings on Microsoft, the Democrats campaign was given $200,000 worth of free software by competitor Oracle.
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USA Today , summing up the experience of the past two months, asked in a headline, "Who can claim truth or objectivity anymore?"
USA Today's headline sums up the past two months: "Who can claim truth or objectivity anymore?"
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(NOTE: "Life and Art," a new department, will compare movies, books, etc., with the facts on which they ostensibly are based.)
"Life and Art" will compare movies, books, etc, with facts on which they are based.
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Prudie is willing to blow her cover and offer you her trick: When stuck, just say, "Tell me your whole name," implying (alas, fraudulently) that she remembers one name, but not both.
Prudie is offering her trick: When stuck, just say, "Tell me your whole name," implying that she remembers one name, but not both.
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2 The Spiritual Thing . Candidate Jack Kennedy reassured the nation, skittish about a Catholic in the White House, when he stated, "I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute."
Kennedy reassured the nation, skittish about a Catholic in the White House, "I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute."
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Davis denied any firsthand knowledge of the Lewinsky affair, claiming that he was merely spewing back what he had read in published reports.
Davis denied firsthand knowledge of the Lewinsky affair, claiming he was just repeating what he had read.
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What follows is a taxonomy of the Senate, an attempt to classify senators and explain why they're doing what they're doing.
What follows is an attempt to classify senators and explain their actions.
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Andrew Shuman clearly has no idea what he is talking about when it comes to the question of Java ("Weak Java").
Shuman has no idea what he is talking about when it comes to the question of Java.
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And so economists have, more and more, simply avoided the subject; and being human, have tended to rationalize that avoidance by asserting that the subject isn't really important anyway.
Economists have avoided the subject; and being human, have rationalized that avoidance by asserting that it isn't really important anyway.
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"I venture, therefore, to propose that a small bell be procured, and attached by a ribbon round the neck of the Cat."
I propose a small bell be procured and attached to the Cat's neck by a ribbon.
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The American Lung Association, for instance, has been attacked in the past for at least giving the appearance of lobbying on behalf of corporate interests that have opened their checkbooks.
The American Lung Association has been attacked for giving the appearance of lobbying on for interests that have opened their checkbooks.
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Although the new Scots MPs took an oath of allegiance to the queen, there was no singing of "God Save the Queen," but they did sing Robert Burns' "A Man's a Man for A' That."
The new Scots MPs sang "A Man's a Man for A' That" over "God Save the Queen", despite swearing allegiance to her.
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In other words, the CIA is now screening out exactly the sort of people it used to actively recruit: venturesome young Americans with as much foreign experience as possible.
The CIA is now screening out the sort of people it used to recruit: young Americans with as much foreign experience as possible.
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Japan's tendency to poor-mouth its economy isn't entirely a plot to divert attention from its trade surplus--there's actually an element of truth to it.
Japan's tendency to poor-mouth its economy isn't a plot to divert attention from its trade surplus.
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If a plank creaks in the floor, he [Ernesto IV] snatches up his pistols and imagines that there is a liberal hiding under his bed.
If a plank creaks in the floor, he grabs his pistols and imagines there's a liberal under his bed.
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(Note: All Mr. Peanut comments from some ad guys quoted in the Times . All Bob Smith comments come from his speech Tuesday in the Senate.)
(Note: All Mr. Peanut comments quoted in the Times. All Bob Smith comments come from his Senate speech.)
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"Barbara Walters, Meredith Vieira, Joy Behar, and Ramzi Yousef at the taping of their TV show The Parallax View ."-- Meg Wolitzer
The cast of The Parallax View were taping, according to Meg Wolitzer.
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The July 16 Today's Papers asks what it says about Hillary Clinton that she refused to comment for a USA Today story on her partnership with Madeleine Albright.
Today's Papers asks about Hillary Clinton's refusal to comment for a story on her Madeleine Albright partnership.
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6. "The 12-foot figure of the Rainmaker kneels with bow and arrow aimed at the heavens to bring down the rain"
The 12-foot Rainmaker kneels with a bow aimed at the heavens to bring down rain.
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"It is terrible that something so frightening should be given the name of something so pure and beautiful," says Luz Marlene Sierra Mayorga, a Bogotá engineer, referring to "miraculous fishing"--which is what?
"It is terrible that something so scary should be given such a pure name," says Luz Marlene Sierra Mayorga, a Bogotá engineer, about "miraculous fishing."
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I want to know what happens next with the mob--in real life--if, as you say, the smarter ones realize that the Bada-Bing lifestyle is dead.
I want to know what happens next with the mob--in real life--as they realize the lifestyle is dead.
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Although this paragraph is correct as far as it goes, you make it sound like "special pleading" is a bad thing.
Although this paragraph is right, you make it sound like "special pleading" is bad.
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Time derides John Gray, the author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus , as an egomaniacal huckster who's making millions selling banalities to vulnerable couples.
Time derides the author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus as a huckster making millions from vulnerable couples.
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The spot is aimed at the woman, the secondary consumer of condoms, reminding her that an alternative to "no" is "wait a minute," followed by a quick dip into her nightstand drawer for a rubber.
The spot is aimed at the woman, reminding her that an alternative is "wait a minute," followed by a dip into her nightstand drawer for a rubber.
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George W. Bush will disclose all campaign contributions on his Web site; he will not let major contributors post saucy photographs of themselves on a page called the "Bare-Ass Eagle Club."
George W. Bush will disclose all campaign contributions on his Web site; he will not let contributors post saucy photographs of themselves.
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The Washington Post 's lead is local: The Beltway will soon get uglier, as a federal appeals court resurrected plans to replace the deteriorating Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge with a 12-lane one that should alleviate congestion.
The Washington Posts' local lead: The Beltway will get uglier as federal appeals court plans to replace the deteriorating Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge with 12 lanes.
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Or, as Washington, D.C., criminal lawyer Robert Luskin puts it, "You just don't play a game of chicken like that with the president of the United States."
Robert Luskin puts it, "You don't play a game of chicken like that with the president of the United States."
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The LAT coffee tapes story has the same basics as everybody else, although unaccountably reporting the non-news that at one coffee President Clinton says hi to George Steinbrenner before getting to the potentially explosive Fowler story.
The LAT story is the same as everybody else, although reporting that at one coffee President Clinton says hi to George Steinbrenner before getting to the Fowler story.
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2) Polar fleece will be worn only under other items of clothing and only for the purpose of warmth on days that the thermometer in the cafeteria dips below freezing point at noon.
Polar fleece will be worn under clothing on days that the temperature in the cafeteria is below freezing point at noon.
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The NYT , in an editorial slugged "Tell the Full Story, Mr. President," says that the statements offered thus far by Clinton and Jordan have compounded the case's oddities, not dissipated them.
The NYT editorial said "Tell the Full Story, Mr. President," says that statements by Clinton & Jordan have increased oddities, not stopped them.
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Is Lewis doing this as a result of a lost bet, or has editor Kinsley got pictures of him naked from TNR days?
Did Lewis lose a bet or does his editor Kinsely have naked photos of him from TNR?
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The question, if you recall, was about Warren Beatty's age as opposed to the age of some U.S. presidents and politicians who you probably thought were older than Warren Beatty because they weren't as well lit.
The question was about Warren Beatty's age, compared to the age of some presidents and politicians who you probably thought were older than Warren Beatty.
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The WSJ flags its Motorola earnings story with "Motorola Surprises Analysts, Posting Slim Operating Profit," while the WP goes the other way with "Motorola Reports Earnings Plunge/2nd-Quarter Operating Profit Negligible."
The WSJ flags its Motorola story with "Motorola Surprises Analysts With Slim Profit," while the WP is different with "Motorola Reports Plunge/Profit Negligible."
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The First Family's visit to Bosnia-Herzogovina leads at the New York Times , Los Angeles Times , and USA Today , and is the top national story at the Washington Post .
The First Family's visit to Bosnia-Herzogovina tops the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and the Washington Post.
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(Note: The opening sentence or paragraph of a news story is also known as the lead, but usually spelled "lede" to avoid confusion.)
(Note: The opening sentence of a news story is known as the lead, but is spelled "lede.")
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The Postal Service's advertising campaigns have drawn fire in the past--in 1992, it spent $90 million advertising in the Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and Albertville, France; and in 1994, developing a new logo cost $7 million.
The Postal Service spent $90 million advertising the Olympics in Barcelona,Spain, and Albertville, France and $7 million for a new logo.
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signed a contract with Oliver Stone, who plans a movie about the assassination (just imagine the scene where J. Edgar Hoover, dolled up in tutu and lip gloss, orders the King hit);
A contract was signed with Oliver Stone who plants a movie about the assassination.
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Your "Gist" on alleged payments to David Hale is so sloppy that one is tempted to assume some bias on the part of its author, Associate Editor Franklin Foer.
The "Gist" on David Hale is so sloppy that one may assume some bias by its author, Associate Editor Franklin Foer.
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