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...colleague Rick Stengel has ably and correctly pointed out in his column that the showdown is a boon to the media - especially in this economic slowdown ("recession"? "bear market"?) - which need round-the-clock news marathons to spike ratings and readership. But ironically, the media are so far also showing a second, contradictory tendency that works against this interest: their tendency to parrot the language of the administration in power, especially when reporting on international affairs. Lest they appear biased or unpatriotic during wartime, for instance, reporters surrender their understanding of English and let "bombing victims" become "collateral damage...
...Faiz Shakir had the honor of introducing Gammons at the start of the event, which was sponsored by the Institute of Politics. Gammons’ talk addressed some of the game’s more beleaguered stars, including one who Shakir knows quite well—maligned Cardinals southpaw Rick Ankiel...
...those struggling major leaguers is Rick Ankiel, the 21-year-old phenom out of St. Louis. The, who played his high school ball at Florida, went up to bat . He even managed a handful of hits off the , an achievement which earned some praise from Gammons last night...
...Rick G. Wedell...
...wander out to the small smokers' den outside. There perched on a wall with a pneumatic blonde is the unmistakable figure of Rick James, dreadlocks regrown and looking rather portly. When he was last seen, in the final segment of his VH1 "Behind The Music" documentary, he was Redemption Rick. Short-haired, proudly clean and sober and trim. He looked rather the worse for wear last night. Perhaps he is on his way to becoming the first musician to have a second edition of the show dedicated...