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Finally, it's true that Americans wait longer than ever to wed. But the rise in marrying age almost exactly mirrors the rise in life expectancy. In 1970 the average American woman could expect to live 74.7 years; by 2003 she could expect to make it to 80.1--a 5 1/2-year difference. Similarly, in 1970 the median age at which women first wed was 20.8; in 2003 it was 25.3--a 4 1/2-year difference. Women are waiting to get married longer at least in part because they are living longer...
...April 2006, the police extended their inquiry to look at the finances of all the main political parties and began to interview witnesses. That month a government adviser called Des Smith--who allegedly told an undercover reporter that financial backers of privately subsidized schools called city academies could expect to be rewarded with honors--was the first to be arrested. (And the first to be let off: prosecutors have now said there is insufficient evidence to pursue charges against him.) Last July, Blair's friend and fund raiser Lord Michael Levy was also arrested and, like all other parties...
...you’ve ever seen. It doesn’t show any of its cards, vis a vis who’s going to be the villain and who’s going to be the hero. All morality is up in the air, and really, would you expect anything less from the backwoods of the country we foolishly call the United States of America? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Future Uncertain I want to be excited. I want this trailer to recapture my misspent youth. I want it to evoke everything that was glorious about...
...famous yet, they plan a star-studded list of guest appearances. “We decided that if you get one chance to do a television series you should call in all the favors and bring in all your friends any way you can. You can expect a guest star in every episode,” said Koechner. The pair hinted at a partial guest list, including comic Jim Turner, Andy Richter, Neil Flynn from “Scrubs,” and their old touring buddies, Tenacious D. An early episode features guest Will Ferrell challenging Naked Trucker...
...controversial writer. And it’s hard to think of an historical figure more synonymous with the word “controversial” than Adolf Hitler. So when Mailer publishes his first novel in a decade, and it takes as its subject the deeds of Hitler, one expects a certain amount of controversy; but when the pre-release press for “The Castle in the Forest” focused almost exclusively on Mailer’s decision to include a bibliography, it was a sign that something was wrong.As it turns out, there are many...