When a genealogical search indicated that Al Sharpton was related to a slave who was in the service of the once flaming segregationist-Senator Strom Thermond, he exclaimed the news was the...
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Hollywood reverted to type at this years Academy Awards, presenting its Oscar for best picture to yet another gangster movie, while passing over that rare production, a charming, if...
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President George Bush, noting the large number of presidential candidates, particularly Democratic ones, is rumored to be thinking of asking for a constitutional exception that would allow...
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In an alarming development, male tadpoles, when exposed to pollutants that either are or resemble estrogen, frequently grow up to become female frogs. Apparently, the transformation is...
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Venezuela has recently become the largest arms purchaser in Latin America. Since Hugo Chavez, as the President with dictatorial powers, gets more of the arms shipments than anyone else, he...
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But, sir, the trembling orphan dared to utter, I dont want to go to war.
What? Master Cheney shot back, and cuffed the child with the ladle out of which he had...
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Most agree that humor in the workplace can have beneficial effects. Yet not all humor is good humor. The challenge: how to interject appropriate humor and fun into our serious jobs without...
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Many of today's work environments are rife with moody bosses and co-workers, repetitive tasks and unpredictable market pressures. Stress abounds. Managers often tell me they cant afford...
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Mergers have taken over the world. My very first bank Bell Federal - has long merged with LaSalle Bank, and now if I want to talk to someone about my mortgage, I have to call a place I...
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Read the humorous adventures of the exiled Queen as she learns to cope with Italian social mores and a complicated political scenario. Ousted by the Republican party after a closely fought...
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