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Unlike most journalists, I believe it's important to give both sides equal consideration in this presidential contest. Also, unlike most journalists, I'm not willing to listen to the candidates themselves. I tried that in 2000 when I went to both conventions. All I learned was that both parties love education, respect the military and greatly prefer the middle class to both poor and rich people...
...finally talked to his parents from the athletes' Village. Mom was not in a coddling mood. "Paul," said Cecily Hamm, who raised three gymnasts, including Paul's twin brother and fellow Olympian Morgan, "you put us all through hell tonight." They had a laugh at that one. "Mom, listen," he responded. "I put myself through hell...
...white sprinter to represent the U.S. in the 400 meters since 1964. Unlike Marshall, Wariner is not angry about his background. And while Larry Bird says basketball needs more white superstars to broaden its appeal, Wariner won't carry that unseemly mantle for his sport. "I really don't listen to any of that racial stuff," says Wariner, 20, who just finished his sophomore year at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. "If you've got speed, it really shouldn't matter." Unless a positive drug test arises, the track team not only has its speed, but also its credibility. Still...
...four years to provide shelter and legal aid to North Korean refugees and make it easier for them to seek asylum in the U.S. Another $16 million would go to nonprofit groups working for change in the North through methods such as smuggling in radios so that citizens can listen to forbidden Voice of America broadcasts. Aides to lawmakers working on the North Korea issue say there is at least a 50-50 chance the Senate could adopt the House bill and vote it into law next month...
...stereo in my living room knows too much about me. It knows that I listen to cheesy love songs by Rod Stewart and that I am hooked on show tunes from the Mamma Mia! original-cast recording. It remembers which songs I play five times in a row and which ones I skip altogether. Called the Bose Lifestyle 48 and available this week for $3,999, the stereo understands all this because it comes with uMusic, an "intelligent playback system" that stores hundreds of CDs on a hard drive and can learn its owner's musical tastes...