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...Reagan's phrase "Trust but verify" is the best way to think of genuine bipartisan negotiations. Republicans will still be conservative. Obama and his team will still be liberal. The question is whether the two sides can find enough common ground to hammer out agreements that will be good for the American people...
...leading into a swelling chorus that feels hymnal, reminiscent of an epic Sufjan Stevens’s song. It’s a simple composition, and while the lyrics are as predictable as on the rest of the album—Hynes seems to be striving the use the phrase “I miss you” a record number of times for a four minute song—it is a thoroughly enjoyable slice of nostalgia nonetheless...
...fuzziness of Gosling's tale, along with his repeated insistence that his victim was not his official partner but - using another phrase that might be heard in Nottingham and other parts of England - his "bit on the side," makes him a less than ideal celebrity figurehead for the right-to-die movement. In fact, Gosling seemed determined to avoid such a role, telling interviewers he wasn't calling for a change in the law. "He's an independent man. He's quite idiosyncratic; some might say eccentric. I don't think he wants to ally himself with any cause," says...
...comedic turn of phrase may have distracted from a serious point: under current laws, assisted suicide is really only an option for the better-off, who can afford to pay the travel costs and Dignitas fees. Helping someone die remains illegal in England and Wales. Kay Gilderdale was prosecuted for assisting in the 2008 suicide of her daughter, who suffered from chronic fatigue and had previously tried to kill herself. Gilderdale was given a conditional discharge last month, in a verdict that reflected unease over whether the current law provides justice...
...also married his girlfriend from drama school, a scriptwriter. They had two children, now 6 and 11, and he focused on his craft. Not that such craft was especially valued in a business where there was no freedom for actors to interpret the roles, and where directors dictated every phrase and gesture. "That used to suffocate me," Khan says. "I used to watch myself and feel embarrassed." A funny thing happened, though, in those years that Khan toiled in television. The film industry caught up with him, and in the nick of time. Khan was ready to leave the profession...