| MISCELLANEOUS |
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Democrats
Express Sympathy for
McCain's Anger
Management Problems
Must constantly deal with
other Republicans. |
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Survey: Men in Their 30's
Doing Worse Financially Than Their
Fathers
But vastly superior at video games. |
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| SPORTS |
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China Readies Beijing for '08
Olympics
Cleaning streets, planting flowers,
jailing dissidents. |
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Bobby Cox Closing In on Being
Thrown Out of Record 131 Games
Critics argue most of his ejections
came during steroids era. |
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| ART |
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Rothko Sold
for Record $73 Million
New owner plans to
improve it, sell it for
more. |
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| KIDZ KORNER |
Vocabulary
Builders
compromise
v. to find a
reasonable midway point
between your needs and
those of another person.
compromised
adj. not
trustworthy due to too
many compromises, as in,
“Hillary Clinton is
thoroughly ~.” |
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| FEATURE |
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| Bush's
choice for Surgeon
General: |
| A ) | has
an unblemished,
outstanding record as a
doctor and hospital
administrator. |
| B ) | was
selected as Physician of
the Year by the Medical
Society of Mars. |
| C ) | has
admitted his poor
supervision as chief
medical director at a VA
hospital caused the
deaths of six patients in
one year, is appealing a
court finding that his
charity foundation
embezzled money from a
church, has a record of
homophobia and is a heavy
contributor to Republican
politicians. |
| Hint: no medical
society on another planet
has recognized him, and
his record is not
unblemished. |
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| Free trade
deals making their way
through the House and
Senate have been endorsed
by: |
| A ) | labor
and environmental groups
crucial to electing the
new Democratic majority. |
| B ) | unionized workers in
flying saucers orbiting
the Earth. |
| C ) | the
Business Roundtable, the
National Association of
Manufacturers and the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce. |
| Hint: it's one
thing to make a campaign
speech, another thing to
actually vote against
large corporations. |
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