Blockbuster made a bid out of nowhere for Circuit City, and when they hesitated, Blockbuster took it public. After prodding, Circuit City has finally opened its books to the impudent movie retailer. But that still doesn’t answer the main question – what exactly does Circuit City have that they want?
Another Monica Two consecutive administrations have been tainted by a Monica: Bill Clinton's Lewinsky and George W. Bush's Goodling. There should be no question as to which one had the greater potential to irreparably harm the country. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who attempted to rearrange the political landscape of the...
As the song says, forget your troubles, come on get happy. Summer and sunshine are here and, despite the price of gasoline and those annoying new airline fees, the urge to travel remains strong for most of us. Here is a potpourri of summery offers: ...
Don't diss the role of the press; it's doing that itself Despite massive efforts to bury them deep, newspapers are not yet ready to write their own obituaries. They're doing their damndest to stay alive, even as the Rupert Murdochs of the journalist world seek to buy and...
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine -- Even the staunchest opponents of the wars in Vietnam and Iraq are loathe to take issue with World War II, the quintessential conflict between good and evil that became the model of a morally just war. So it's no...
WASHINGTON -- Escalating a fight with Democrats on Capitol Hill, the White House on Friday invoked executive privilege in refusing to turn over documents to a congressional committee investigating the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to deny California permission to implement its own vehicle emission standards. ...
THANKS TO YOUTUBE, anyone anywhere who does something idiotic can become famous whether they deserve it or not. Behold the Miss Teen USA contestant who mangled a question about maps; Chris "Leave Britney Alone!" Crocker; or hapless beauty queen Stacey Hedger, who innocently and ineptly played "Star...
Dear Steve: Many thanks for your phone call yesterday. I have received your e-mail of this morning and discussed it briefly with my client. While she is mindful of the continuing debt incurred by her primary campaign, she is also adamant that the...
Three hearts in a tangle - and why There are 17 reasons people cheat, Mira Kirshenbaum says in her book 'When Good People Have Affairs', and they're not all selfish or immoral. By Andy McSmith Break out into selfhood...
For a decade, parents have worried about media claims of an ‘oral-sex epidemic’ among kids. Now a newly published study shows it’s simply not true. The story is shocking, but perhaps not unfamiliar. At a birthday party for a seventh grader, the boy’s mother had...
Race for the White House: The loser Hillary Rodham Clinton started out as favourite to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Then things began to go Barack Obama's way. So where did she go wrong, asks Leonard Doyle. And can we expect to...
::: Clinton bows out with gracious endorsement of her Democratic rival ::: She vows to battle for his victory - and leaves door open to be his running mate Hillary Clinton formally suspended her presidential campaign yesterday, graciously and...
Ever since Hillary Clinton began hercampaign for the Democratic nomination for president, former President BillClinton has been seemingly stopping at nothing to put her in the WhiteHouse. Was President Clinton's relentless effort on behalf of his wifestemming from his belief that she would make a good president?...
Dual biographies are a tricky subgenre of nonfiction to pull off. Striking the right balance between offering straight biographical information and shedding light on the dynamics of the subjects' relationship requires both prodigious research and a great flare for storytelling. The challenge is especially tough when you're...
Worlds richest man. In case the campaign needs a loan. Or the country. Dan Quayle. Knows the drill. Ronald Reagan. Quit pussyfooting around. Its what the base wants. Who cares if hes dead? How less animated is that...
It can still be a victory lap even if you don’t win. Hillary Clinton should be thinking about her legacy, and how best to use it. On his last night as president of the United States, Bill Clinton issued a pardon for a man named...
LOS ANGELES AFP — The mayor of Malibu is seeking help from former president Bill Clinton's arch-foe Kenneth Starr to tame paparazzi who swarm the exclusive celebrity enclave in southern California, US media said Friday. The Los Angeles Times reported that Malibu leaders want Starr, who led the...
"That really ticked me off," said New Mexico governor Bill Richardson. What had really ticked him off? The suggestion that he owed Hillary Clinton his support because Bill Clinton had made him U.N. ambassador and energy secretary. "I think the Clintons have a feeling of entitlement," Richardson told the press....
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Godless: The Church of Liberalism. By Ann Coulter. Three Rivers Press, 2007. 336 pp. Paperback, $14.95. Ann Coulter is an attractive writer with green eyes and lopsided, long, blonde hair, whose trademark is insulting liberals with remarks so outrageous that they make Rush Limbaugh...
Defining visions; television and the American experience in the 20th century, 2d ed. Watson, Mary Ann. Blackwell Publishing 2008 298 pages $34.95 Paperback PN1992 Watson's (electronic media and film studies, Eastern Michigan U.) text...
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