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...main street, stores that once sold everything from household staples to electronics and jewelry are now outnumbered by pawnbrokers. During lunchtime on a crisp Monday at Albemarle & Bond, Nicola - she doesn't wish to give her surname - 26, white and unemployed, holds a fistful of rings. "Can I get 10 quid for this?" she asks. After haggling with the assistant, she leaves with half that sum, passing a display case of trinkets earlier customers failed to redeem, including a clutch of diamanté rings spelling out the word Mum. Sentimentality is an indulgence nobody in Dagenham can afford. (See pictures...
Mission: Impossible was '60s TV's answer to the James Bond films: instead of a brawny superhero, the show brought teamwork, disguise and a deadpan theatricality to international espionage. And at its center was Graves as its smooth, smart boss. He parodied that gravitas in his goofily predatory turn as the Airplane! pilot with an unusual interest in young boys. He then effortlessly switched back to paternal omniscience as the host of A&E's Biography. Seemingly born middle-aged, Graves wore well, guesting on 7th Heaven into his 80s. His domestic life was steady too: he is survived...
...ticket, Palin has shown nothing but goodwill and loyalty to McCain - and he to her. They are no longer the virtual strangers they were when he asked her to be his running mate, but they do not maintain frequent personal or professional contact. Nevertheless, they are forever bonded as political husband and wife, and with that bond comes a mutual affection and respect, which smooths over any inherent awkwardness. Palin gratefully credits McCain for her newfound fame, wealth and power; McCain is fascinated by Palin's ability to draw a crowd and create news, and also feels a sense...
Though the players appreciate further honing their skills, they are equally grateful for getting to bond with old and new friends on the team...
...ante in the showdown this week. Bundesbank board member Thilo Sarrazin warned that if Greece cannot pay its bills, "it should do what every debtor has to do and file for insolvency." And the fiery Greek Deputy Prime Minister, Theodoros Pangalos, accused Germany of betting on rising Greek bond yields. "In allowing monetary and credit institutions to take part in this miserable game, people in Germany are making money," Pangalos said. (See more about the E.U.'s bailout of Greece...