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...with therapy, he discovered that the yearning he felt was based on an unrealizable ideal of what his three brothers might have been to him. "A real brother would be there no matter what," Matthews says, "and not have an agenda for you--just accept where you are and listen. But it would be unconditional--nothing could break it. And also do the stupid things, you know. Go to a ball game together." But what Matthews has with his wife and two sons is no fantasy. "I have a home," he says, "and that's what I didn't have...
...accident is plausible: it involves a hair dryer, a bathtub and an electric shock. The results are improbable: the victim, Gibson's Nick Marshall, an adman confronting a career crisis, is given a magical ability to listen in on womens' thoughts. As comic premises go these days, it is acceptable. One settles back to enjoy the advantages, personal and professional, that accrue to Nick as a result of his unexpected gift. There's some good humor in the truths that he overhears, maybe even some sympathetic insights into the inner life of a sex he has exploited...
...hard feelings came out publicly this week in the wake of the Supreme Court decision to shut down the count when Klain held a conference call with the Florida staff. At first it was listen-only with just Klain able to speak. His speech was heartfelt and emotional. But after a few minutes, the AT&T operator came in to say that some people couldn't hear the call well. She offered to open up the line so everyone could speak, a move she said would increase sound clarity...
...look to him to give us a little advice. We all listen to each other very carefully," Galper said...
...Democrats defected to the winning team. One of them, State Rep. Dwight Stansel, said his district's constituents, who went for Bush, were his conscience on this one. "If you don't listen to them, you'll be home," he said. "And somebody else will be listening to them." The other, Rep. Will Kendrick, said he voted with the Republicans to "do the right thing for the people we represent...