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...Wilson, 60, whose long-shot challenger in the Republican primary is computer tycoon Ron Unz, 32, cannot be written off. The bland but scrappy Governor, who a year ago suffered a record-low 15% approval rating, has rebounded on the strength of swift action during the brush fires in October and November and the earthquake in January. Wilson's own explanation for his resurgence takes note of Brown's new tack. "People are paying attention to real issues. And those are the ones upon which I have been visible," he says, citing his efforts to create jobs and legislate longer...
...right-wing purges, an illiberal but leftist politics, sexual and otherwise, elicits similar dismay. Whatever other parallels come to mind, Travis taps into that reaction by hitting the chords that suggest witch hunting has merely taken on different forms as social codes have evolved. The Crucible follows the pernicious brush-fire of lies that threatens one small community as it struggles to re-establish order at the expense of personal freedom...
...sure what "BROIL" is for. Maybe for drying out wet shoes. Certainly not for food preparation. If you do commit this culinary faux pas, however, use a butter knife to whittle away the black, carbonized surfaces of burned food. Brush off the black dust, and apply mustard liberally to disguise the ashy taste...
...least that's what my Cliffs Notes say. In the Famed "street person episode" of "Diff'rent Strokes," Arnold encounters an epileptic homeless mime, and learns that deep inside, we all have motor co-ordination problems. All of these characters learn and grow through their brush with the unknown...
...powerful jaws and daggerlike teeth can rip the victim's throat or sever its spinal column, making quick work of the kill. But there will be no killing at this moment. After padding along a park road for a mere 100 yds., the tigress abruptly melts into the brush -- here one instant, gone the next. Watching her disappear, Indian biologist Ullas Karanth of New York's Wildlife Conservation Society, breaks into a knowing smile. "When you see a tiger," he muses, "it is always like a dream...