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...appeal: For the pro-life movement, this cheerful mother of a Down-syndrome baby is a rousing affirmation. For the gun-rights movement, she's a glamorous, moose-hunting shot of adrenaline. She hates on the media, never forgets the troops and is a walking middle finger to the BosNYWash élite. As Rush Limbaugh interrupted his vacation to declare, "She is going to continue to fire up people in the conservative Republican base as often as she speaks to them." (Read "Sarah: The Palin Biography...
...years the Eastern Airlines shuttle has ferried the high and mighty up and down the BosNyWash corridor with the comfort of a cattle car but the cachet of a stretch limousine. Every hour on the hour, Senators squeezed three abreast with generals, moguls, salesmen, anchormen, accountants and academics enduring the ultimate power trip. There were no reserved seats, no in-flight entertainment, no hot towels and, until recently, no coffee or tea. But the shuttle has never been about comfort. It is about urgency and influence, the mustn't-keep-the-Joint-Chiefs-waiting mentality, the snap of starched shirts...
...short, densely populated routes, Amtrak is riding highest of all. More than half its business comes from the Northeast corridor, where trains have surpassed air travel as the most popular form of mass transit. Business travelers on the Bosnywash circuit appreciate the convenience, the wide seats, the reliability in foul weather, and the chance to get some work done. "When you ride a train," says Chicago Bank Executive William McClintic, "you can sit back, relax and avoid the hassles of traffic and airports...