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...conservative quotes–mostly in the spirit of “Political correctness is eroding our social fabric!” and “Put the ‘Christ’ back in Christmas!”–I retreated back to my liberal core and assured myself that these creepy conservatives were just using Christmas to sidle religiosity into school curricula. Moreover, I decided, the article’s examples were likely just anomalies employed for effect—I was doubtful that the average public school goes to such silly measures...
...than pad his wallet and his stats for another team. "I've grown to love this town. I didn't want to go somewhere else and have to prove myself all over again." In a league where players seem like replaceable parts, the Steelers have tried to keep a core squad intact. "There are a lot of guys that stay here," says James Farrior, the Steelers' Pro Bowl inside linebacker. "You fight harder for the guys you know better...
...late December, the Russian government shut out rival bidders for Yukos' core oil division, the million-barrel-a-day Yuganskneftegaz. Then state oil firm Rosneft snapped it up, using a shell company, for a bargain $9.4 billion. That drew catcalls even from Vladimir Putin's own economic adviser, Andrei Illarionov. Managers from Rosneft turned up on New Year's Eve at Yuganskneftegaz's Siberian HQ to claim the keys. Meanwhile, in Houston, Deutsche Bank is challenging the temporary bankruptcy protection won earlier by Yukos lawyers hoping to stave off the sale. The bank argues that Texas law has no place...
...George Lopez (literally standing in an actress's place so that the crew can set up the lighting). Krista has the opposite problem. A full-on babe (in real life, Clooney's ex-flame) and single mom, she has been in Baywatch and the Emmanuelle series of soft-core flicks. Typecast and getting no younger, she wants to play serious roles, but her agent lands her a job as a spokesmodel for Cuervo tequila. Of course, he promises she doesn't have to wear a bikini, and of course, she does. Bryan is an easygoing up-and-comer whose friends...
...changed the world. Too often we overemphasize the divinity of Jesus and miss his message. Christ's magnificent legacy is not so much the stories of miracles as his genius in understanding our human predicament and conveying remarkably simple answers to our problems. We should not forget that the core of his ministry is love, not just for ourselves and those close to us but for everyone...