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Rumsfeld's response was equally clueless. Just hours before the CBS show, says Republican Senator John McCain, Rumsfeld trooped up to S-407, the secure Intelligence Committee room in the Capitol, "and briefed us on how they're armoring the humvees. He never mentioned a word about the story that was to run that evening." Democrats and Republicans alike were furious that the Defense Secretary had kept them in the dark about the looming scandal. "If the answer is, 'He didn't know much and that's why he didn't tell us,'" said Representative John Spratt, a senior Democrat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq: The Scandal's Growing Stain | 5/18/2007 | See Source »

...specialized in masterly portrayals of comically clueless guys--guys he described as being "about a half-step behind life's parade." Brilliant bumbler Tom Poston got his start as one of Steve Allen's "man on the street" interviewees and later shone as a spacey drunk in Mork & Mindy and a hapless handyman in Newhart, roles he said he understood all too well. "In ways I don't like to admit, I'm a goof-up myself," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones May 14, 2007 | 5/3/2007 | See Source »

...some students were in, such as paper-rock-scissors competitions. When asked if she was interested in seeing any Harvard beauties, Gorovelich asked, hesitantly, “Have you ever seen the show?” She added Harvard may have “some girls who are slightly clueless with regards to street smarts” who may be viable contestants. The session calls for men and women aged 21 to 30. “If we found someone 18 or over who’s amazing,” Gorovelich said, “we might let them...

Author: By Alexander B. Cohn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Beauty’ Seeks Harvard Geeks | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

...know about “Controlled Choice” and when asked about other nearby schools in the district, Saba was clueless...

Author: By Charles J. Wells, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Choosing the Right School | 4/30/2007 | See Source »

...from prison. Meanwhile, the corrupt producer films every second and broadcasts it live over the Internet with hopes of reaching Super Bowl numbers­—40 million viewers. Throw in a random love story between Austin and a way-too-hot-to-be-real divorced mom, some clueless FBI agents, and you basically have the entire plotline and an extremely implausible film. Not that all viewers will be disappointed. Many people want to see Steve Austin take on the world one convict and Internet exploiter at a time, and I don’t blame them. Like Arnold...

Author: By Jessica O. Matthews, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Condemned | 4/27/2007 | See Source »

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