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Indeed, Hu is a mere 18 yards shy of the record of 2,130, held by Vic Gatto...
...looked the American people in the eye and in a stern, commanding speech told them that unless they shaped up and stopped failing key moral "tests," unless they substituted what is hard and right for what is easy and fun, the nation's best days were past. The mere act of voting for him, suggested Dole, would be morally renewing because he was asking them to make hard choices: courage over comfort, honor over wealth. Whether or not the polls bounce and the mood changes, Dole tried to frame the election as a choice: I am older, wiser, firmer...
...unions of mere mortals, of course, the true dynamics of the Kennedy marriage remain essentially unknowable. But encountering this mystery at the core of their projects slowed down Andersen and Klein not at all. Using dozens of interviews and piles of documents--with a fair amount of overlap--the authors seize the opportunity to repeat some familiar Kennedy dirt and dig up a few new tidbits of their own. What intimate psychological revelations there are rarely rise above this level: "What drew them together?" Andersen asks. A friend of Kennedy's answers, "They were two lonely people, and they instantly...
...Pacific Ocean, California has long been known for its "laid-back" beach image and culture. Cruise along the Pacific Coast Highway for breathtakingly beautiful views. And all this is free, except for the occasional tank of gas and minimal parking fee. Parking at most state beaches is a mere $3, but you can park for free if you're willing to walk a block or two. Have a bonfire, roast marshmallows, make S'mores, but according to new rules (at least in Orange County), fires must be out by 10 or 11 p.m. Beaches abound with college and high school...
...think tank for sound public policy). Leaders should be spending more time trying to set an agenda of national concerns and less trying to co-opt the currents of a cultural mainstream that is swinging away from them. The fact that media mainstream forces like Hollywood blockbuster action films--mere entertainment--have maneuvered so successfully in the public eye that they now must be addressed as a campaign issue is disturbing. Their content is hardly worthy...